Quantitative evaluation of normal muscle tone

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 168-172

  Pisano, Fabrizio ^a   Miscio, Giacinta ^a   Colombo, Roberto ^a   Pinelli, Paolo ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanical device; EMG; Muscle tone; Shortening reaction; Stiffness; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0030047411     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510X(95)00291-9     Document Type: Article

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