Isometric fatigue patterns in time and time-frequency domains of triceps surae muscle in different knee positions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 572-578

  Pereira, Glauber Ribeiro ^a   de Oliveira, Liliam Fernandes ^a   Nadal, Jurandir ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EMG; Muscle fatigue; Time frequency analysis; Triceps surae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; TORQUE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959305690     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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