Muscle fatigue increases the amplitude of fluctuations of tangential forces during isometric contractions

SE Salomoni, T Graven-Nielsen - Human movement science, 2012 - Elsevier
The orientation of the resultant force during a given contraction depends on the architecture
of the muscles involved, and cooperation among muscles may induce force fluctuations in …

Alterations in synergistic muscle activation impact fluctuations in net force.

M Shinohara, Y Yoshitake, M Kouzaki - Medicine and science in …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Net muscle force recorded during voluntary contractions with multiple agonist muscles is the
summated result of individual muscle forces. The purpose of this article is to synthesize …

Motor unit control and force fluctuation during fatigue

P Contessa, A Adam… - Journal of applied …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
During isometric contractions, the fluctuation of the force output of muscles increases as the
muscle fatigues, and the contraction is sustained to exhaustion. We analyzed motor unit …

[HTML][HTML] Asymmetry of force fluctuation during low intensity isometric contraction in leg muscle

K Oshita, S Yano - International journal of exercise science, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of this study was to investigate the asymmetry of force fluctuation in the leg
muscles during isometric knee extension and flexion. Twenty healthy males (21±2 years) …

Exertion dependent alternations in force fluctuation and limb acceleration during sustained fatiguing contraction

CT Huang, IS Hwang, CC Huang, MS Young - European journal of …, 2006 - Springer
The study was conducted to contrast exertion-dependent changes in electromyography
(EMG), force fluctuation (FF), and limb acceleration (LA) during isometric contraction to attain …

The frequency of alternate muscle activity is associated with the attenuation in muscle fatigue

M Kouzaki, M Shinohara - Journal of applied physiology, 2006 - journals.physiology.org
Alternate muscle activity between synergist muscles has been demonstrated during low-
level sustained contractions [≤ 5% of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force]. To …

A comparison of the effects of agonist and antagonist muscle fatigue on performance of rapid movements

S Jarić, S Radovanović, S Milanović… - European journal of …, 1997 - Springer
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of agonist and antagonist muscle fatigue
on the performance of rapid, self-terminating movements. Six subjects performed rapid …

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 …

Errors in force generation and changes in controlling patterns following agonist muscle fatigue

YM Huang, YJ Chang, MJ Hsu… - Journal of applied …, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether agonist muscle fatigue changed the
coactivation time and the co-contraction magnitude of the agonist and antagonist muscle …

Spatial reorganisation of muscle activity correlates with change in tangential force variability during isometric contractions

CA Mista, SE Salomoni, T Graven-Nielsen - Journal of Electromyography …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to quantify the effects of spatial reorganisation of muscle activity on
task-related and tangential components of force variability during sustained contractions …