In the neutral and extended positions where the cervical spine is lordotic, a tendency of the more centered joints (e.g., C3–C4, C4–C5) contributing more to FE rotation and anterior–posterior (AP) translation is observed; in the flexed position where the cervical spine is kyphotic, both FE rotation and AP translation of the joints exhibit an increasing trend from top (C1–C2) to bottom (C6–C7).
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Muscle fatigue manifests itself in the EMG signal as a decreasing trend of median frequency over a sustained contraction ( 2 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 25 ).