Isolated triceps weakness in exercise-induced radial neuropathy

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-290

  Nukada, H ^a   Taylor, P K ^b   August, S D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Woodhaugh Gardens Clinic   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cervico bronchial neuralgia; exercise; muscle contraction; peripheral nervous system diseases, etiology; radial nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEURALGIA; NEUROPATHY; RADIAL NERVE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ACUTE DISEASE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RADIAL NERVE;

EID: 0030497609     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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