The effect of cooling on muscle co-ordination in spasticity: Assessment with the repetitive movement test

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 453-461

  Harlaar, J ^a   Ten Kate, J J ^a   Prevo, A J H ^a   Vogelaar, T W ^a   Lankhorst, G J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACHILLES REFLEX; ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035920005     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280010008898     Document Type: Article

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