Torque variations during repeated passive isokinetic knee movements in persons with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-89

  Nuyens, G ^a   De Weerdt, W ^a   Ketelaer, P ^b   Spaepen, A ^a   Staes, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b National Multiple Sclerosis Center   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamometry; Multiple sclerosis; Muscle hypertonia; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; SPASTICITY; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0035047157     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/165019701750098948     Document Type: Article

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