Assessment of Diaphragm and External Intercostals Fatigue from Surface EMG using Cervical Magnetic Stimulation.docVIP

Sensors 2008, 8, 2174-2187 sensors ISSN 1424-8220 ? 2008 by MDPI /sensors Full Research Paper Assessment of Diaphragm and External Intercostals Fatigue from Surface EMG using Cervical Magnetic Stimulation Meng-Yueh Chien 1,2, Ying-Tai Wu 1,2 and Ya-Ju Chang 3,* 1 School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 2 Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan 3 Department of Physical Therapy, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road,