Quantification of the safe maximal lift in functional capacity evaluations: Comparison of muscle recruitment using SEMG and therapist observation

C James, L Mackenzie, M Capra - Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2013 - Springer
… this study was unable to identify any particular muscle recruitment marker (using SEMG) that
… Lifting capacity at different heights is affected by both aerobic capacity and strength [67], but …

Functional capacity evaluation: rationale, procedure, utility of the kinesiophysical approach

SJ Isernhagen - Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 1992 - Springer
recruitment of accessory muscles when primary muscles need assistance or are fatigued, eg,
upper trapezei are recruited … cannot be handled by arm muscles alone). Maximum function …

The assessment of back muscle capacity using intermittent static contractions. Part I–Validity and reliability of electromyographic indices of fatigue

C Larivière, D Gagnon, D Gravel… - … of electromyography and …, 2008 - Elsevier
… EMG, it is clear that muscle endurance is evaluated under conditions that do not correspond
… relative load thus recruiting proportionally more fatigue-resistant type-I muscle fibers. The …

The sensitivity and specificity of functional capacity evaluations in determining maximal effort: a randomized trial

M Lemstra, WP Olszynski, W Enright - 2004 - journals.lww.com
… Participants were recruited from two functional rehabilitation clinics … muscle usage, sliding
the load over self/using the lower extremity to push or nudge the load, and trembling or muscle

Functional capacity evaluation (FCE)

M Oliveri - Vocational rehabilitation, 2006 - Springer
… In order to allow the observation of the muscle recruitment pattern and the stabilisation of
the body parts under load, the clients are stripped to the waist (women with bras), and wear …

Scapular muscle recruitment patterns and isokinetic strength ratios of the shoulder rotator muscles in individuals with and without impingement syndrome

GFS Moraes, CDCM Faria… - Journal of shoulder and …, 2008 - Elsevier
… the recruitment patterns and latencies of the scapular muscles, … The recruitment patterns
and latencies were evaluated by … elevation, it could decrease the capacity of the rotator cuff to …

The reliability of determining effort level of lifting and carrying in a functional capacity evaluation

MF Reneman, S Jaegers, M Westmaas, LNH Göeken - Work, 2002 - research.rug.nl
… -rater reliability of observations in a functional capacity evaluation. Background: Functional
capacity evaluations are used to assess a person’s functional capacity as it relates to work. …

Comparison of two methods for interpreting lifting performance during functional capacity evaluation

P Oesch, K Meyer, S Bachmann, KB Hagen… - Physical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… effort determination during muscle testing has been … of muscle testing for effort determination.
Physical effort determination also has been attempted during functional capacity evaluation

Motor unit recruitment during neuromuscular electrical stimulation: a critical appraisal

CS Bickel, CM Gregory, JC Dean - European journal of applied physiology, 2011 - Springer
… force production, and (c) suggest that as new technologies are developed to activate
motor units and improve efficacy, their mechanisms of muscle activation should be evaluated. …

Recruitment strategies for sarcopenia trials: lessons from the LACE randomized controlled trial

MD Witham, M Achison, TJ Aspray… - JCSM rapid …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… low muscle mass at the screening visit. We also evaluated whether the recruitment
pathway … some centres, but for centres lacking the staff capacity to do this, telephone pre-screening …