P Madeleine

Summary

Affiliation: Aalborg University
Country: Denmark

Publications

  1. ncbi Gender effects on trapezius surface EMG during delayed onset muscle soreness due to eccentric shoulder exercise
    Hongling Nie
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 17:401-9. 2007
  2. ncbi Short-term effects of implemented high intensity shoulder elevation during computer work
    Mette K Larsen
    National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:101. 2009
  3. ncbi Pressure pain sensitivity maps of the neck-shoulder and the low back regions in men and women
    Asbjørn T Binderup
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:234. 2010
  4. ncbi Spectral moments of mechanomyographic signals recorded with accelerometer and microphone during sustained fatiguing contractions
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
    Med Biol Eng Comput 44:290-7. 2006
  5. ncbi Changes in the amount and structure of motor variability during a deboning process are associated with work experience and neck-shoulder discomfort
    P Madeleine
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Appl Ergon 40:887-94. 2009
  6. ncbi Changes in the spatio-temporal organization of the trapezius muscle activity in response to eccentric contractions
    P Madeleine
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 21:277-86. 2011
  7. ncbi Changes in the degree of motor variability associated with experimental and chronic neck-shoulder pain during a standardised repetitive arm movement
    Pascal Madeleine
    Laboratory for Work related Pain and Biomechanics, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Exp Brain Res 185:689-98. 2008
  8. ncbi Time to task failure in shoulder elevation is associated to increase in amplitude and to spatial heterogeneity of upper trapezius mechanomyographic signals
    Pascal Madeleine
    Laboratory for Work related Pain and Biomechanics, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D 3, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Appl Physiol 102:325-33. 2008
  9. ncbi Heterogeneous mechanomyographic absolute activation of paraspinal muscles assessed by a two-dimensional array during short and sustained contractions
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    J Biomech 40:2663-71. 2007
  10. ncbi Effects of electromyographic and mechanomyographic biofeedback on upper trapezius muscle activity during standardized computer work
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Ergonomics 49:921-33. 2006

Detail Information

Publications58

  1. ncbi Gender effects on trapezius surface EMG during delayed onset muscle soreness due to eccentric shoulder exercise
    Hongling Nie
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 17:401-9. 2007
    ..A protective adaptation to DOMS, i.e. decrease in RMS values was found with no gender differences...
  2. ncbi Short-term effects of implemented high intensity shoulder elevation during computer work
    Mette K Larsen
    National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 10:101. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate short-term effects of a high intensity contraction on productivity, RPE and upper trapezius activity and rest during computer work and a subsequent pause from computer work...
  3. ncbi Pressure pain sensitivity maps of the neck-shoulder and the low back regions in men and women
    Asbjørn T Binderup
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:234. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to assess PPT maps from the cervico-thoracic and lumbar regions in men and women...
  4. ncbi Spectral moments of mechanomyographic signals recorded with accelerometer and microphone during sustained fatiguing contractions
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
    Med Biol Eng Comput 44:290-7. 2006
    ..Moreover, the characteristics of MMG signals recorded with microphones and accelerometers have important differences, which should be taken into account when comparing results from different studies...
  5. ncbi Changes in the amount and structure of motor variability during a deboning process are associated with work experience and neck-shoulder discomfort
    P Madeleine
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Appl Ergon 40:887-94. 2009
    ..05. These findings suggest a functional role of experience via learning effects and discomfort through compensatory mechanisms on the size and structure of motor variability...
  6. ncbi Changes in the spatio-temporal organization of the trapezius muscle activity in response to eccentric contractions
    P Madeleine
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Scand J Med Sci Sports 21:277-86. 2011
    ....
  7. ncbi Changes in the degree of motor variability associated with experimental and chronic neck-shoulder pain during a standardised repetitive arm movement
    Pascal Madeleine
    Laboratory for Work related Pain and Biomechanics, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Exp Brain Res 185:689-98. 2008
    ..Experimental pain likely resulted in a quest for a motor solution reducing nociceptive influx, while chronic pain was characterised by a diminished motor flexibility...
  8. ncbi Time to task failure in shoulder elevation is associated to increase in amplitude and to spatial heterogeneity of upper trapezius mechanomyographic signals
    Pascal Madeleine
    Laboratory for Work related Pain and Biomechanics, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D 3, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Appl Physiol 102:325-33. 2008
    ....
  9. ncbi Heterogeneous mechanomyographic absolute activation of paraspinal muscles assessed by a two-dimensional array during short and sustained contractions
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    J Biomech 40:2663-71. 2007
    ..This study underlines the importance of using multiple recording sites when assessing back muscle activity...
  10. ncbi Effects of electromyographic and mechanomyographic biofeedback on upper trapezius muscle activity during standardized computer work
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Ergonomics 49:921-33. 2006
    ..MMG-based biofeedback is a potential reliable alternative to EMG in ergonomics. A lowering of the trapezius muscle activity may contribute to diminish the risk of work related musculoskeletal disorders development...
  11. ncbi Experimental muscle pain changes the spatial distribution of upper trapezius muscle activity during sustained contraction
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
    Clin Neurophysiol 117:2436-45. 2006
    ..To investigate the effect of local excitation of nociceptive muscle afferents on the spatial distribution of muscle activity...
  12. ncbi Characterization of postural control deficit in whiplash patients by means of linear and nonlinear analyses - A pilot study
    Pascal Madeleine
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 21:291-7. 2011
    ..Linear and nonlinear analyses can thus be helpful for the quantification of postural control in normal and pathological conditions...
  13. ncbi On functional motor adaptations: from the quantification of motor strategies to the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in the neck-shoulder region
    P Madeleine
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Aalborg, Denmark
    Acta Physiol (Oxf) 199:1-46. 2010
    ..Moreover, muscle fatigue and discomfort are reported to play a relevant initiating role in WMSD...
  14. ncbi Spatial and force dependency of mechanomyographic signal features
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    J Neurosci Methods 158:89-99. 2006
    ..These results highlight limitations when using single-channel MMG features for the assessment of motor unit control strategies, due to a substantial effect of position on the relation between force and MMG characteristics...
  15. ncbi The size of cycle-to-cycle variability in biomechanical exposure among butchers performing a standardised cutting task
    Pascal Madeleine
    Laboratory for Work related Pain and Biomechanics, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Ergonomics 51:1078-95. 2008
    ..05). These findings indicate that the variability of motor patterns in repetitive work changes with experience and pain. A change towards a more variable motor strategy may protect workers from work-related musculoskeletal disorders...
  16. ncbi Reorganisation of human step initiation during acute experimental muscle pain
    P Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
    Gait Posture 10:240-7. 1999
    ..Peripheral nociceptive input appeared to alter the internal representation used in the step initiation motor program...
  17. ncbi Enhanced temporal summation of pressure pain in the trapezius muscle after delayed onset muscle soreness
    Hongling Nie
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D-3, 9220, Aalborg, Denmark
    Exp Brain Res 170:182-90. 2006
    ..These data indicate that muscle soreness might facilitate the central components of temporal summation to mechanical stimulation...
  18. ncbi Experimental muscle pain increases mechanomyographic signal activity during sub-maximal isometric contractions
    P Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Building D 3, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 15:27-36. 2005
    ..Under well-controlled conditions, MMG recordings may be more sensitive than surface EMG recordings and clinically useful for detecting non-invasively increased muscle mechanical contributions during muscle pain conditions...
  19. ncbi Gender-specific differences in electromyographic changes and perceived pain induced by experimental muscle pain during sustained contractions of the upper trapezius muscle
    Hong-You Ge
    Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D-3, DK-9220, Aalborg, Denmark
    Muscle Nerve 32:726-33. 2005
    ..It was concluded that the pain-induced changes in motor control strategies during sustained contractions differ in men and women, which may partly explain gender differences in the incidence of musculoskeletal pain...
  20. ncbi Active biofeedback changes the spatial distribution of upper trapezius muscle activity during computer work
    Afshin Samani
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg East, Denmark
    Eur J Appl Physiol 110:415-23. 2010
    ..The study introduced new aspects in relation to the potential benefit of superimposed muscle contraction in relation to the spatial organization of muscle activity during computer work...
  21. ncbi Non-linear analysis of the structure of variability in midfoot kinematics
    M S Rathleff
    Orthopaedic Division, North Denmark Region, Aalborg Hospital Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
    Gait Posture 31:385-90. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to calculate sample entropy (SaEn) to establish normal values of non-linear variability and to examine which factors are associated with SaEn in midfoot kinematics...
  22. ncbi Mechanomyography and electromyography force relationships during concentric, isometric and eccentric contractions
    P Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 11:113-21. 2001
    ..These results highlight that EMG and MMG provide complementary information about the electrical and mechanical activity of the muscle. Different activation strategies seem to be used during graded isometric and anisometric contraction...
  23. ncbi Delayed onset muscle soreness in neck/shoulder muscles
    Hongling Nie
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D-3, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Pain 9:653-60. 2005
    ..DOMS did not distribute evenly in the neck/shoulder region. Soreness after exercise in the neck and shoulder seems not to be among the conditions that produce predominant musculoskeletal pain in females...
  24. ncbi Hypoalgesia to pressure pain in referred pain areas triggered by spatial summation of experimental muscle pain from unilateral or bilateral trapezius muscles
    Hong-You Ge
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7-D3, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Pain 7:531-7. 2003
    ..The present experimental model might be used for further investigation of descending inhibition related to the spatial characteristics of nociceptive stimuli in humans...
  25. ncbi Pressure pain threshold mapping of the trapezius muscle reveals heterogeneity in the distribution of muscular hyperalgesia after eccentric exercise
    Asbjørn T Binderup
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Pain 14:705-12. 2010
    ..The technique of high density pressure pain topographical mappings can be helpful in characterizing muscle hyperalgesia and its heterogeneity...
  26. ncbi Hypoalgesia in the referred pain areas after bilateral injections of hypertonic saline into the trapezius muscles of men and women: a potential experimental model of gender-specific differences
    Hong-You Ge
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Clin J Pain 22:37-44. 2006
    ..This experimental model may be potentially used to detect gender differences in descending inhibition...
  27. ncbi Standardized low-load repetitive work: evidence of different motor control strategies between experienced workers and a reference group
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Building D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Appl Ergon 34:533-42. 2003
    ..e. more variable form of coordination pattern. Furthermore, the initial implementation of a possible protective motor strategy by experienced workers might be a very important prognostic factor...
  28. ncbi Sex differences in temporal characteristics of descending inhibitory control: an evaluation using repeated bilateral experimental induction of muscle pain
    Hong-You Ge
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D-3, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Pain 110:72-8. 2004
    ..Repeated noxious muscular stimuli may inhibit further build-up of DNIC, which may reflect a mechanism of plasticity of the descending inhibitory systems following recurrent nociceptive barrage for both sexes...
  29. ncbi Quantitative posturography in altered sensory conditions: a way to assess balance instability in patients with chronic whiplash injury
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:432-8. 2004
    ..To quantify neck mobility and posture with and without various postural perturbations...
  30. ncbi Upper trapezius muscle mechanomyographic and electromyographic activity in humans during low force fatiguing and non-fatiguing contractions
    Pascal Madeleine
    Centre for Sensory Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Appl Physiol 87:327-36. 2002
    ..For fatiguing contractions, normalisation of the EMG and MMG to some extent can lead to a misleading interpretation. Assessment of the upper trapezius muscle by means of MMG may be valuable in ergonomics...
  31. ncbi Dynamic shoulder dynamometry: a way to develop delay onset muscle soreness in shoulder muscles
    Pascal Madeleine
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    J Biomech 39:184-8. 2006
    ..In future, the apparatus will enable investigations of sensory-motor interactions in the shoulder region...
  32. ncbi Development of muscle fatigue as assessed by electromyography and mechanomyography during continuous and intermittent low-force contractions: effects of the feedback mode
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Appl Physiol 87:28-37. 2002
    ....
  33. ncbi Sensitization in patients with painful knee osteoarthritis
    Lars Arendt-Nielsen
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Pain 149:573-81. 2010
    ..This study highlights the importance of central sensitization as an important manifestation in knee OA...
  34. ncbi Gender differences in pain modulation evoked by repeated injections of glutamate into the human trapezius muscle
    Hong-You Ge
    Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg DK-9220, Denmark
    Pain 113:134-40. 2005
    ..In addition, the reduction of PPTs in the local pain area evoked by intramuscular glutamate injection may represent an early process of peripheral pressure hyperalgesia, which is most likely gender independent...
  35. ncbi Simultaneous modulation of the exteroceptive suppression periods in the trapezius and temporalis muscles by experimental muscle pain
    Hong-You Ge
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D-3, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Clin Neurophysiol 115:1399-408. 2004
    ....
  36. ncbi Experimental pain leads to reorganisation of trapezius electromyography during computer work with active and passive pauses
    Afshin Samani
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D 3, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark
    Eur J Appl Physiol 106:857-66. 2009
    ..Acute pain led to muscle activation pattern during computer work considered to increase the risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders...
  37. ncbi Motor unit acceleration maps and interference mechanomyographic distribution
    Dario Farina
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    J Biomech 41:2843-9. 2008
    ..The observed dependency of MUAMs on motor unit location provides a quantitative analysis of the effect of the volume conductor on the recorded surface MMG signal...
  38. ncbi Temporal summation of pressure pain during muscle hyperalgesia evoked by nerve growth factor and eccentric contractions
    Hongling Nie
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Pain 13:704-10. 2009
    ..Intramuscular administration of NGF intensified the DOMS responses, evoking facilitated temporal summation. Central as well as peripheral sensitization mechanisms may play a role in the facilitation...
  39. ncbi [Pain mechanisms in chronic musculoskeletal conditions]
    Thomas Graven-Nielsen
    Center for Sanse Motorisk Interaktion, Institut for Sundhedsvidenskab og Teknologi, Aalborg Universitet, 9000 Alborg, Denmark
    Ugeskr Laeger 172:1824-7. 2010
    ..Recent studies have highlighted the contributions of genetic factors to pain sensitivity...
  40. ncbi Topographical mapping and mechanical pain sensitivity of myofascial trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle
    Hong You Ge
    Centre for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Eur J Pain 12:859-65. 2008
    ..To screen for the presence of latent and active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) in patients with unilateral shoulder and arm pain and perform topographical mapping of mechanical pain sensitivity bilaterally in the infraspinatus muscles...
  41. ncbi Gradual enlargement of human withdrawal reflex receptive fields following repetitive painful stimulation
    Ole K Andersen
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, D3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Brain Res 1042:194-204. 2005
    ..Furthermore, the motor programme task controls the reflex sensitivity within the reflex receptive field and, hence, the sensitivity of the temporal summation mechanism...
  42. ncbi The change in spatial distribution of upper trapezius muscle activity is correlated to contraction duration
    Dario Farina
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 18:16-25. 2008
    ..It was concluded that the changes in spatial muscle activity distribution play a role in the ability to maintain a static contraction...
  43. ncbi Contribution of the local and referred pain from active myofascial trigger points in fibromyalgia syndrome
    Hong You Ge
    Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Pain 147:233-40. 2009
    ..Active MTrPs may serve as one of the sources of noxious input leading to the sensitization of spinal and supraspinal pain pathways in FMS...
  44. ncbi Cluster analysis of pressure pain threshold maps from the trapezius muscle
    Asbjørn T Binderup
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7D 3, Aalborg, Denmark
    Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 13:677-83. 2010
    ..Further, the cluster analysis will enable the study of differences in pain sensitivity distributions between patients and controls and quantify the effect of intervention (physical or pharmacological treatments)...
  45. ncbi The effects of neck-shoulder pain development on sensory-motor interactions among female workers in the poultry and fish industries. A prospective study
    Pascal Madeleine
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Building 3, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 76:39-49. 2003
    ..It was investigated whether the changes were an effect of employment duration and of development of neck-shoulder complaints...
  46. ncbi Effects of eccentric exercise on trapezius electromyography during computer work with active and passive pauses
    Afshin Samani
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D 3, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 24:619-25. 2009
    ..The aim of this laboratory study was to investigate the effects of eccentric exercises on the trapezius muscle spatial electromyographic (EMG) activity during computer work with active and passive pauses...
  47. ncbi Longitudinal and transverse propagation of surface mechanomyographic waves generated by single motor unit activity
    Corrado Cescon
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Med Biol Eng Comput 46:871-7. 2008
    ....
  48. ncbi Pressure pain sensitivity mapping in experimentally induced lateral epicondylalgia
    Josué Fernández-Carnero
    Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:922-7. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to apply topographical techniques to investigate changes in pressure pain sensitivity after induction of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in the elbow region in healthy subjects...
  49. ncbi Active pauses induce more variable electromyographic pattern of the trapezius muscle activity during computer work
    Afshin Samani
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7 D 3, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 19:e430-7. 2009
    ....
  50. ncbi Principle component analysis of exposure variation analysis during computer work at presence of delayed onset muscle soreness
    A Samani
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
    Work 41:2387-91. 2012
    ..This may suggest investigating the role of deep muscles in redistribution of load during computer work in response to high level eccentric contractions...
  51. ncbi The variability and complexity of sitting postural control are associated with discomfort
    Karen H E Søndergaard
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, 9220 Aalborg East, Denmark
    J Biomech 43:1997-2001. 2010
    ..Finally, the present study underlined the importance of quantifying motor variability for understanding the biomechanics of seated posture...
  52. ncbi High resolution topographical mapping of warm and cold sensitivities
    Xi Li
    Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrick Bajers Vej 7 D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Clin Neurophysiol 119:2641-6. 2008
    ..This study aims to explore the thermal sensitivity distribution (topographical mapping) over the glabrous skin of the hand in males and females...
  53. ncbi Amount and structure of force variability during short, ramp and sustained contractions in males and females
    Jacob H Svendsen
    Laboratory for Ergonomics and Work related Disorders, Center for Sensory Motor Interaction SMI, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, Bldg D 3, DK 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
    Hum Mov Sci 29:35-47. 2010
    ..Moreover, gender differences most likely point towards gender-dependent force control mechanisms. The lower magnitude and structure of variability observed in females may increase the risk of muscle overload and damage...
  54. ncbi Prophylactic tolperisone for post-exercise muscle soreness causes reduced isometric force--a double-blind randomized crossover control study
    Prem Bajaj
    Laboratory for Experimental Pain Research, Centre for Sensory Motor Interaction, Fredrick Bajers VEJ 7 D3, Aalborg University, Denmark DK 9220
    Eur J Pain 7:407-18. 2003
    ..The results suggest, that the prophylactic intake of tolperisone hydrochloride provides no relief to pain in course of post-exercise muscle soreness but results in reduction in isometric force...
  55. ncbi Voluntary low-force contraction elicits prolonged low-frequency fatigue and changes in surface electromyography and mechanomyography
    Anne Katrine Blangsted
    Department of Physiology, National Institute of Occupational Health, Lersø Parkallé 105, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 15:138-48. 2005
    ..104 and 0.127+/-0.099 ms(-2), respectively. No consistent changes were found in 80% MVC tests. In conclusion, non-exhaustive low-force muscle contraction resulted in prolonged LFF that in part was identified by the EMG and MMG signals...
  56. ncbi A comparison between mechanomyographic condenser microphone and accelerometer measurements during submaximal isometric, concentric and eccentric contractions
    Anna Jaskólska
    Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education, 51 629 Wrocław, ul Rzezbiarska 4, Poland
    J Electromyogr Kinesiol 17:336-47. 2007
    ..It can be concluded that at low-moderate movement velocity, concentric contractions can be investigated by means of accelerometer and microphone...
  57. ncbi Standardising surface electromyogram recordings for assessment of activity and fatigue in the human upper trapezius muscle
    Dario Farina
    Centro di Bioingegneria, Dept of Electronics, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, Turin 10129, Italy
    Eur J Appl Physiol 86:469-78. 2002
    ..Data on the myoelectric manifestations of muscle fatigue of the upper trapezius muscle are provided for the optimal electrode location...
  58. ncbi Two-dimensional spatial distribution of surface mechanomyographical response to single motor unit activity
    Corrado Cescon
    Laboratory for Engineering of the Neuromuscular System, Department of Electronics, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
    J Neurosci Methods 159:19-25. 2007
    ..The maps of acceleration showed spatial dependency in single motor unit MMG activities. The technique provides a new insight into motor unit contractile properties...