Strength stimuli on the quadriceps femoris influences the physiological tremor of the index finger

dc.creatorLainez, Miguel J. A.
dc.creatorGonzalez, Luis-Millan
dc.creatorGallach, Jose E.
dc.creatorMoras, Gerard
dc.creatorRanz, Daniel
dc.creatorToca-Herrera, Jose L.
dc.date2008-01-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:55:04Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:55:04Z
dc.descriptionThe influence of fatiguing stimuli applied to the quadriceps femoris on the tremor of the index finger on sixteen healthy subjects has been investigated, by measuring the acceleration and the electromyography activity of the extensor digitorum at two different speeds. No significant changes in the basal condition could be measured at 0.52 rad/s. However, at 1.05 rad/s the tremor amplitude (12.23%, p<0.05) and the electromyography activity (20.19%, p<0.05) increased in the time domain. In the frequential domain, the peak associated to the acceleration increased in 26.30% (p<0.05), while the electromiography activity experienced an increase of 81.34% (p<0.05). The largest change in frequency took place in the range 7-17 Hz. The discussion of the results leads to the conclusion that the supraespinal mechanism is responsible for the measured effect.
dc.description22 pages, 5 figures, 1 table
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0801.2731
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0801.2731
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/146158
dc.subjectMedical Physics
dc.titleStrength stimuli on the quadriceps femoris influences the physiological tremor of the index finger
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