Air-splint pressure effect on soleus muscle alpha motoneuron reflex excitability in subjects with spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 778-782

  Robichaud, Julie A ^a   Agostinucci, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; PRESSURE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 0029814360     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90256-7     Document Type: Article

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