DocumentCode
3475038
Title
Muscle imbalance and back pain related through muscle fatigue
Author
De Luca, Carlo J. ; Roy, S.H. ; Gilmore, L.D.
Author_Institution
NeuroMuscular Res. Center, Boston Univ., MA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
4-7 Nov. 1988
Firstpage
1716
Lastpage
1717
Abstract
Describes a back analysis method which is based on measuring the myoelectric signal from the back musculature. Initial tests indicate that the method is a potentially useful assessment tool for revealing the presence or absence of back pain.<>
Keywords
bioelectric potentials; muscle; patient diagnosis; EMG; back pain; medical technique; muscle fatigue; muscle imbalance; myoelectric signal;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94939
Filename
94939
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