Effect of age and gender on the surface electromyogram during various levels of isometric contraction

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 3853-3856

  Arjunan, Sridhar ^a   Kumar, Dinesh ^a   Kalra, Chandan ^b   Burne, John ^b   Bastos, Teodiano ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Muscle strength and levels of contraction

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; FORCE LEVEL; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MEDIAN FREQUENCY; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; MUSCLE FATIGUES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAM;

AGING OF MATERIALS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863598868     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090957     Document Type: Conference Paper

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