Stretch reflex dynamics in spastic elbow flexor muscles

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 32-42

  Powers, R K ^a,b   Campbell, D L ^a,b   Rymer, W Z ^b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLES; REFLEX, STRETCH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024581820     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410250106     Document Type: Article

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