Intra-session and inter-day reliability of forearm surface EMG during varying hand grip forces

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 216-222

  Hashemi Oskouei, Alireza ^a,b   Paulin, Michael G ^a   Carman, Allan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

EMG; Hand grip; ICC; Reliability; SEM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR CARPI ULNARIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR POLLICIS LONGUS MUSCLE; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PALMARIS LONGUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84873105623     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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