Muscle strength and electrical activity, heart rate and energy cost during isometric contractions in disabled and non-disabled

Acoustic and electrical activities durin

Acoustic and electrical activities during voluntary isometric contraction of biceps brachii muscles in patients with spastic cerebral palsy

✍ K. Akataki; K. Mita; K. Itoh; N. Suzuki; M. Watakabe 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 528 KB

This study was designed to compare electromyogram (EMG) and acoustic myogram (AMG) recordings of biceps brachii muscles in patients with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). The maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) in the CP group was approximately one half of that of the normal group even after being normal