Abnormal muscle coactivation patterns during isometric torque generation at the elbow and shoulder in hemiparetic subjects

Brain

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 495-510

  Dewald, Julius P A ^a,b   Pope, Patrick S ^a   Given, Joseph D ^a,b   Buchanan, Thomas S ^a,b   Rymer, W Zev ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Muscle synergies; Static posture; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITABILITY; FORCE; FOREARM; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; STROKE; TORQUE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SHOULDER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028914592     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/118.2.495     Document Type: Article

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