Changes in mechanical muscle fibre properties may contribute to spastic muscle hypertonia

Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 493-496

  Faist, M ^a   Berger, W ^a   Dietz, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Intrinsic muscle fibre properties; Spasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; SPASTICITY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0033230291     PISSN: 01686054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6054(00)87703-X     Document Type: Article

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