Spinal cord lesion: Effects of and perspectives for treatment

Neural Plasticity

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 83-90

  Dietz, V ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Load receptor; Locomotion; Reflexes; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CAT; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACILITATION; GAIT DISORDER; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MODULATION; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTOR SYSTEM; MOTOR UNIT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSYNAPTIC REFLEX; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL REFLEX; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAINING; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 0034867081     PISSN: 20905904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/np.2001.83     Document Type: Article

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