Upper and lower limb muscles in patients with COPD: Similarities in muscle efficiency but differences in fatigue resistance

Respiratory Care

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-69

  Miranda, Eduardo Foschini ^a   Malaguti, Carla ^b   Marchetti, Paulo Henrique ^c   Dal Corso, Simone ^a  

^a Nove de Julho University   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^c METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

COPD; Electromyography; Lower limbs; Muscle fatigue; Upper limbs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

COPD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; LOWER LIMBS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; UPPER LIMBS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELTOID MUSCLE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84891395262     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02439     Document Type: Article

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