Transcutaneous FES of the paralyzed quadriceps: Is knee torque affected by unintended activation of the hamstrings?

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-58

  Levin, O ^a,b   Mizrahi, J ^a,b   Isakov, E ^c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Functional electrical stimulation; Partition of the knee torque; Unintended response to stimulation of antagonist muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARALYSIS; TENDONS; THIGH; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033962043     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(99)00016-4     Document Type: Article

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