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. 2015 Apr 30;118(12):1544–1552. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00031.2015

Table 1.

NMES current and force evoked in right elbow flexors at two pulse widths and three levels of activation

0.2 Ms
1.0 Ms
Current, mA Force, % MVC Current, mA Force, % MVC
Motor threshold, 80% 9.2 ± 3.6 2.3 ± 1.0
MVC force, ∼10% 30.4 ± 9.0 7.6 ± 1.5 9.8 ± 4.5 7.6 ± 2.3
MVC force, ∼20% 59.2 ± 19.0 16.4 ± 3.3 26.9 ± 14.8 19.2 ± 4.3

Values are means ± SD.

Ms, millisecond; NMES, neuromuscular electrical stimulation; MVC, maximum voluntary contraction.