Influence of complete spinal cord injury on skeletal muscle mechanics within the first 6 months of injury

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 128-131

  Castro, Michael J ^a   Apple, David F ^b   Rogers, Sandee ^b   Dudley, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Skeletal muscle mechanics; Spinal cord injury; Surface electromyostimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELAXATION TIME; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TORQUE;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 0033986905     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013785     Document Type: Article

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