Mechanomyographic and electromyographic responses during fatigue in humans: influence of muscle length

JP Weir, KM Ayers, JF Lacefield, KL Walsh - European journal of applied …, 2000 - Springer
Mechanomyography (MMG) provides a measure of muscle mechanical changes during
contractions. The purpose of this study was to quantify alterations in MMG signals during …

Mechanomyography versus electromyography, in monitoring the muscular fatigue

MT Tarata - Biomedical engineering online, 2003 - Springer
Background The use of the mechanomyogram (MMG) which detects muscular vibrations
generated by fused individual fiber twitches has been refined. The study addresses a …

[PDF][PDF] The accelerometer MMG measurement approach, in monitoring the muscular fatigue

M Tarata, A Spaepen, R Puers - Measurement Science Review, 2001 - measurement.sk
This research aimed to appreciate whether the mechanomyogram (MMG) may be used to
monitor the muscle behavior under fatiguing exercise. The electromyogram (EMG) and MMG …

Surface mechanomyogram reflects the changes in the mechanical properties of muscle at fatigue

C Orizio, B Diemont, F Esposito, E Alfonsi… - European journal of …, 1999 - Springer
The contractile properties of muscle are usually investigated by analysing the force signal
recorded during electrically elicited contractions. The electrically stimulated muscle shows …

Development of muscle fatigue as assessed by electromyography and mechanomyography during continuous and intermittent low-force contractions: effects of the …

P Madeleine, L Jørgensen, K Søgaard… - European journal of …, 2002 - Springer
The goal of the present study was to investigate the significance of low-force continuous or
intermittent static contraction and feedback mode (visual or proprioceptive) on the …

Torque and mechanomyogram correlations during muscle relaxation: effects of fatigue and time-course of recovery

E Cè, S Rampichini, E Limonta, F Esposito - Journal of Electromyography …, 2013 - Elsevier
To assess the validity and reliability of the mechanomyogram (MMG) as a tool to investigate
the fatigue-induced changes in the muscle during relaxation, the torque and MMG signals …

Time‐frequency analysis of mechanomyogram during sustained contractions with muscle fatigue

Y Itoh, K Akataki, K Mita, M Watakabe… - … and Computers in …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanomyogram (MMG) is a recording of mechanical oscillation that is detectable on
the body surface overlying the muscle. It is considered that the MMG is produced by lateral …

Mechanomyographic responses in quadriceps muscles during fatigue by continuous cycle exercise

T Kimura, M Fujibayashi, S Tanaka… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
The present study examined whether the mechanomyogram (MMG) could assess the fatigue-
related changes in muscle mechanical properties during cycle exercise. In eight male …

Mechanomyogram from the different heads of the quadriceps muscle during incremental knee extension

M Shinohara, M Kouzaki, T Yoshihisa… - European journal of …, 1998 - Springer
To investigate the time-and frequency-domain responses of mechanomyograms (MMGs)
during the progressive fatigue induced by intermittent incremental contractions, a surface …

Electromyogram and mechanomyogram changes in fresh and fatigued muscle during sustained contraction in men

F Esposito, C Orizio, A Veicsteinas - European journal of applied …, 1998 - Springer
In surface electromyogram (EMG) and mechanomyogram (MMG) the electrical and
mechanical activities of recruited motor units (MU) are summated. Muscle fatigue influences …