Effect of gender, age, fatigue and contraction level on electromechanical delay

ŞU Yavuz, A Şendemir-Ürkmez, KS Türker - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine electromechanical delay (EMD) using
supramaximal stimuli and to investigate its variation with gender, age, contraction level and …

A comparison of voluntary and involuntary measures of electromechanical delay

JT Hopkins, JB Feland, I Hunter - International Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Electromechanical delay (EMD) is a measurement used to assess the mechanical lag
between muscle activation onset and force production. EMD measurements may be …

Influence of stimulus intensity on electromechanical delay and its mechanisms

L Lacourpaille, A Nordez, F Hug - Journal of Electromyography and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Electromechanical delay (EMD) is the time lag between muscle activation and force
development. Using very high frame rate ultrasound, both electrochemical and mechanical …

Electromechanical delay in isometric muscle contractions evoked by voluntary, reflex and electrical stimulation

S Zhou, DL Lawson, WE Morrison… - European journal of …, 1995 - Springer
Electromechanical delay (EMD) in isometric contractions of knee extensors evoked by
voluntary, tendon reflex (TR) and electrical stimulation (ES) was investigated in 21 healthy …

Electromechanical delay revisited using very high frame rate ultrasound

A Nordez, T Gallot, S Catheline… - Journal of applied …, 2009 - journals.physiology.org
Electromechanical delay (EMD) represents the time lag between muscle activation and
muscle force production and is used to assess muscle function in healthy and pathological …

Effects of temperature and fatigue on the electromechanical delay components

E Cè, S Rampichini, L Agnello, E Limonta… - Muscle & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Neuromuscular activation can be influenced by both muscle temperature (Tm)
and fatigue. Methods: To assess the effects of Tm and fatigue on the electromechanical …

Paired changes in electromechanical delay and musculo-tendinous stiffness after endurance or plyometric training

JF Grosset, J Piscione, D Lambertz, C Pérot - European journal of applied …, 2009 - Springer
When measured in vivo electromechanical delay (EMD) depends mainly on the elastic
properties of the muscle–tendon unit. Recent studies have shown changes in stiffness of the …

Acceleration and force reveal different mechanisms of electromechanical delay.

K Sasaki, T Sasaki, N Ishii - Medicine and science in sports and …, 2011 - europepmc.org
Methods Ten healthy male volunteers underwent two experimental sessions, in which
submaximal paired-pulse stimuli were applied percutaneously to the resting biceps brachii …

Detection of the electromechanical delay and its components during voluntary isometric contraction of the quadriceps femoris muscle

H Begovic, GQ Zhou, T Li, Y Wang… - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Electromechanical delay (EMD) was described as a time elapsed between first trigger and
force output. Various results have been reported based on the measurement method with …

[PDF][PDF] Electromechanical delay measured during a voluntary contraction should be interpreted with caution

F Hug, L Lacourpaille, A Nordez - Muscle & nerve, 2011 - nantes-universite.hal.science
Electromechanical delay (EMD) is the time lag between muscle activation and muscle force
production. It reflects both electrochemical processes (ie, synaptic transmission, propagation …