Phasic activity in the human erector spinae during repetitive hand movements

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 504, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 727-734

  Zedka, Milan ^a   Prochazka, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOREARM; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD; VIBRATION; WRIST; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BACK; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 0030733143     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1997.727bd.x     Document Type: Article

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