Development of new muscle synergies in postural control in spinal cord injured subjects

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-34

  Seelen, H A M ^a   Potten, Y J M ^a,b   Drukker, J ^b   Reulen, J P H ^c   Pons, C ^d  

^a INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Centre of pressure; Clinical study; Longitudinal study; Motor control; Paraplegia; Posture; Posturography; Sitting balance; Spinal cord injury; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PARAPLEGIA; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PARAPLEGIA; POSTURE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0032004691     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(97)00002-3     Document Type: Article

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