Reliability of surface electromyography in the assessment of paraspinal muscle fatigue: an updated systematic review

MAM Bandpei, N Rahmani, B Majdoleslam… - Journal of manipulative …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to review the literature to determine whether surface
electromyography (EMG) is a reliable tool to assess paraspinal muscle fatigue in healthy …

Validity and everyday clinical applicability of lumbar muscle fatigue assessment methods in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review

JH Villafane, M Gobbo, M Peranzoni… - Disability and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This systematic literature review aimed at examining the validity and applicability
in everyday clinical rehabilitation practise of methods for the assessment of back muscle …

Reliability of EMG measurements for trunk muscles during maximal and sub-maximal voluntary isometric contractions in healthy controls and CLBP patients

W Dankaerts, PB O'Sullivan, AF Burnett… - Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to compare the reliability of trunk muscle activity measured by
means of surface electromyography (EMG) during maximal and sub-maximal voluntary …

Assessment of the validity of the Biering-Sørensen test for measuring back muscle fatigue based on EMG median frequency characteristics of back and hip muscles

P Coorevits, L Danneels, D Cambier, H Ramon… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
The aims of the present study were (1) to investigate the differences in median frequency
characteristics between back and hip muscles of healthy subjects during a Biering-Sørensen …

Activation imbalances in lumbar spine muscles in the presence of chronic low back pain

LIE Oddsson, CJ De Luca - Journal of applied physiology, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
Paraspinal electromyographic (EMG) activity was recorded bilaterally from three lumbar
levels during 30-s isometric trunk extensions [40 and 80% of maximum voluntary contraction …

Pelvic floor muscle function in continent and stress urinary incontinent women using dynamometric measurements

M Morin, D Bourbonnais, D Gravel… - … : Official Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To compare the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function in continent and stress urinary
incontinent women using dynamometric measurements. Methods Thirty continent women …

Retest reliability of surface electromyography on the pelvic floor muscles

HH Grape, Å Dedering… - … and Urodynamics: Official …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of the current study was to evaluate the retest reliability of repeated
intravaginal surface electromyography (surface EMG) of the pelvic floor muscles in healthy …

Myoelectric manifestations of muscle fatigue

R Merletti, A Rainoldi, D Farina - … : physiology, engineering, and …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Fatigue is an experience of our daily life, but its definition is very complex, not unique and
controversial. In common language, fatigue may be described as a feeling or sensation of …

Muscle reflex classification of low-back pain

NP Reeves, J Cholewicki, TE Milner - Journal of Electromyography and …, 2005 - Elsevier
It has been well documented that low-back pain (LBP) patients have longer muscle
response latencies to perturbation than healthy controls. These muscle responses appear to …

Fatigue during prolonged intermittent overhead work: reliability of measures and effects of working height

D Sood, MA Nussbaum, K Hager - Ergonomics, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Shoulder pain is prevalent among industrial workers and existing evidence supports that
overhead work is an important specific risk factor. Existing guidelines are limited, with …