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Electromyographic fatigue analysis based on the number of zero crossings

  • Excitable Tissues and central Nervous Physiology
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An alternative method for analysis of localized muscle fatigue as performed by Lindström et al. (1977) is presented. The method is based on counting of zero crossing of the electromyographic signal. The method is implemented on a microprocessor computer system. The analysis can be done on line and the result is presented as a plot of the normalized action potential velocity versus time.

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  1. Unit of Work Physiology, National Board of Occupational Safety and Health, S-171 84, Solna, Sweden

    Göran Hägg

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Hägg, G. Electromyographic fatigue analysis based on the number of zero crossings. Pflugers Arch. 391, 78–80 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00580699

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