[Temporal muscle fatigue studied via muscle conduction velocity technics and spectral analysis of the electromyographic signal]

Minerva Stomatol. 1994 Sep;43(9):383-92.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

We examined 6 normal volunteers (3 males and 3 females, age 26-30). They were requested to clench as hard as they could until they felt pain. The experiment was repeated one hour later. Emg was recorded during the fatiguing exercise and the recovery period. We couldn't determine the muscle conduction velocity, probably because of the anatomy of the temporal muscle. The mean of the power spectrum showed wide variability and proved unsuitable for clinical applications, both for diagnosis and follow-up.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Electrodes
  • Electromyography / instrumentation
  • Electromyography / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Muscle Contraction / physiology*
  • Muscle Fatigue / physiology*
  • Neural Conduction / physiology*
  • Reference Values
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted* / instrumentation
  • Temporal Muscle / innervation
  • Temporal Muscle / physiology*