Use of shoulder flexors to achieve isometric elbow extension in C6 tetraplegic patients during weight shift

Spinal Cord

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 308-313

  Gefen, J Y ^a   Gelmann, A S ^a   Herbison, G J ^a,b   Cohen, M E ^a   Schmidt, R R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow joint; Electromyography; Muscles; Self care; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SHOULDER; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0030992709     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100374     Document Type: Article

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