Activation of flexor and extensor trunk muscles in hemiparesis

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 228-234

  Dickstein, Ruth ^a,b   Sheffi, Sara ^a   Haim, Zvika Ben ^a   Shabtai, Esther ^a   Markovici, Emanuel ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Flieman Geriatric Rehabilitation Hospital   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Hemiparesis; Rehabilitation; Trunk

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE;

HEMIPARESIS;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; STROKE; TRUNK;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS;

EID: 0034033027     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200005000-00003     Document Type: Article

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