Determining The Electromyographic Fatigue Threshold Following a Single Visit Exercise Test.
Theoretically, the electromyographic (EMG) fatigue threshold is the exercise intensity an individual can maintain indefinitely without the need to recruit more motor units which is associated with an increase in the EMG amplitude. Although different protocols have been used to estimate the EMG fatigue threshold they require multiple visits which are impractical for a clinical setting. Here, we present a protocol for estimating the EMG fatigue threshold for cycle ergometry which requires a single visit. This protocol is simple, convenient, and completed within 15-20 min, therefore, has the potential to be translated into a tool that clinicians can use in exercise prescription.
Physical Therapy Program and Integrative Physiology of Exercise Laboratory, Department of Health Care Sciences, Wayne State University.
Sujay S
SS
Galen
Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy, MEDSPORT, University of Michigan Health System.
Darren R
DR
Guffey
Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton.
Jared W
JW
Coburn
Physical Therapy Program and Integrative Physiology of Exercise Laboratory, Department of Health Care Sciences, Wayne State University; en7488@wayne.edu.
Moh H
MH
Malek
D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds