Time-frequency analysis of motor unit recordings to characterize rhythmic behavior in activity pattern of trapezius muscle

International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 281-284

  Bonato, P ^a   Westad, C ^b   Westgaard, R H ^b  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electrodes; Electromyography; Force control; Motor drives; Muscles; Neuromuscular; Pain; Recruitment; Stress; Time frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCE CONTROL; STRESSES;

MOTOR DRIVE; NEUROMUSCULAR; PAIN; RECRUITMENT; TIME FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 84942600469     PISSN: 19483546     EISSN: 19483554     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CNE.2003.1196815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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