Muscle force production and functional performance in spastic cerebral palsy: Relationship of cocontraction

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 895-900

  Damiano, Diane L ^a,c   Martellotta, Tracy L ^a   Sullivan, Daniel J ^b   Granata, Kevin P ^a   Abel, Mark F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Physical Medicine Specialists   (United States)

^c Motion Analysis and Motor Perf Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Electromyography; Motor function; Rehabilitation; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTIC PARESIS;

EID: 0034234214     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.5579     Document Type: Article

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