Muscle and tendon stiffness in patients with upper motor neuron lesion following a stroke

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-279

  Svantesson, U ^a   Takahashi, H ^a   Carlsson, U ^a   Danielsson, A ^a   Sunnerhagen, K S ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eccentric concentric actions; Electromyography; Gastrocnemius muscle; Human; Soleus muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 0033879527     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210000216     Document Type: Article

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