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Related to muscle fatigue: lactic acid, muscle soreness

mus·cle fa·tigue

(mus'ĕl fă-tēg')

A state of exhaustion or loss of strength and/or muscle endurance following strenuous activity associated with the accumulation of lactic acid in muscles.

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muscle fatigue

The reduced capacity of a muscle to perform work as a result of repeated contractions and accumulation of lactic acid in anaerobic cell respiration. The fatigue may be partial or complete.

mus·cle fa·tigue

(mus'ĕl fă-tēg')

A state of exhaustion or loss of strength and/or muscle endurance following strenuous activity associated with the accumulation of lactic acid in muscles.

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(2012) Assessment of muscle fatigue associated with prolonged standing in the workplace.

The Effect of Prolonged Walking With Intermittent Standing on Erector Spinae and Soleus Muscle Oxygenation and Discomfort

* Similarly the values of maximum grip force just before start of muscle fatigue is 58% high in boys as compared to girls with same BMI (Figure: 3).

ROLE OF BMI ON HAND GRIP FORCE WITH RESPECT TO GENDER

Surface EMG based muscle fatigue evaluation in biomechanics.

Amateur Handball Athletes Present Delayed Muscle Recovery Index Compared to Non-Athletes

A final word about muscle fatigue. There has been a persistent belief that circulating lactate after extensive muscle use is partly responsible for muscle soreness and fatigue.

Exercise Physiology: Perspective for Vocal Training

Early risers who like to exercise first thing in the morning might develop muscle fatigue if they workout on empty stomachs.

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In addition to detecting mental fatigue, biomedical signal measurements such as body temperature and grip strength can be used to determine whether an on-duty security guard is experiencing hypothermia or muscle fatigue; this allows suitable response measures to be implemented.

Wireless Patrol Sign-In System with Mental Fatigue Detection

Studies by Mathiassen (1993) and Iridiastadi & Nussbaum (2006) that investigated the interactions between the three task elements of intermittent work showed the muscle fatigue was sensitive to the intermittent elements.

An Exploration of the Effects of Cycle Time and Force Variations on Muscle Fatigue during Submaximal Intermittent Isometric Exertions

The acquired signal is then analysed both in time domain as well as frequency domain to estimate muscle fatigue. Fig.

Analysis of optimal muscle fatigue index using multichannel surface electromyogram data acquisition system

Muscle fatigue was induced and recorded after stimulating the muscle with a one second optimum tetanic stimulation every 5 seconds for 5 minutes.

COMPARISON OF CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES BETWEEN SLOW AND FAST SKELETAL MUSCLES OF FEMALE DIABETIC SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS

Muscle fatigue is characterized as the long lasting deterioration of the performance of the human operator to create force [24, 25].

EMG Processing Based Measures of Fatigue Assessment during Manual Lifting

In this study, we attempted to observe whether wrist muscle strength and muscle fatigue resistance values of the FMS patients were any different from that of normal healthy subjects.

Isokinetic assessment of the wrist muscles in females with fibromyalgia

Influence of muscle fatigue in electromechanical delay: a systematic review

Influencia da fadiga muscular no retardo eletromecanico: Uma revisao sistematica