Mechanomyographic and electromyographic responses during fatiguing eccentric muscle actions of the leg extensors

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-261

  Camic, Clayton L ^a   Housh, Terry J ^b   Zuniga, Jorge M ^c   Bergstrom, Haley C ^b   Schmidt, Richard J ^b   Johnson, Glen O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Isokinetic; Motor control; Muscle lengthening

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; TORQUE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC RESPONSE; EMG AMPLITUDE; FIRING RATES; ISOKINETIC; MECHANOMYOGRAPHIC AMPLITUDES; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE ACTION;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOGRAPHY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905656549     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.2013-0178     Document Type: Article

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