1975
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1975.sp010904
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The relation between the surface electromyogram and muscular force.

Abstract: SUMMARY1. Motor units in the first dorsal interosseus muscle of normal human subjects were recorded by needle electrodes, together with the surface electromyogram (e.m.g.). The wave form contributed by each motor unit to the surface e.m.g. was determined by signal averaging.2. The peak-to-peak amplitude of the wave form contributed to the surface e.m.g. by a motor unit increased approximately as the square root of the threshold force at which the unit was recruited. The peak-to-peak duration of the wave form w… Show more

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“…The contribution made by the changes in probability of firing of each unit depends in part on the size of its action potential. Recording with surface electrodes, units recruited at low levels of contraction strength have smaller action potentials than those recruited later and therefor individually contribute less to the total electrical activity (Milner-Brown & Stein, 1975). The contribution made by an individual unit also depends on its rate of firing, the faster the firing rate the larger the changes in its probability of firing to a given stimulus.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The contribution made by the changes in probability of firing of each unit depends in part on the size of its action potential. Recording with surface electrodes, units recruited at low levels of contraction strength have smaller action potentials than those recruited later and therefor individually contribute less to the total electrical activity (Milner-Brown & Stein, 1975). The contribution made by an individual unit also depends on its rate of firing, the faster the firing rate the larger the changes in its probability of firing to a given stimulus.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bigland-Ritchie & Woods (1974) and Hendriksson & Bonde-Petersen (1974) have also shown a linear relationship with oxygen uptake during bicycle pedalling. While the underlying explanation in terms of motor unit recruitment and changes in motor unit firing frequency is as yet incomplete (Bigland-Ritchie & Woods, 1974;Milner-Brown & Stein, 1975), changes in the slope of the relationship between force and integrated e.m.g. can certainly be related to changes in muscle fibre contractile force.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…19,29,37,46 In this study, concentric contractions were evaluated and it must be recognized that there may have been changes in the EMG recording due to changing muscle length and speed of contraction.…”
Section: Limitationsmentioning
confidence: 99%