Suppression of flexor reflex by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in spinal cord injured patients

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-172

  Gregorič, Milan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Flexor reflex; Spinal cord injuries; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; INTERNEURON; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURAL NERVE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031890789     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4598(199802)21:2<166::AID-MUS3>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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