Differential fatigue of paralyzed thenar muscles by stimuli of different intensities

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 122-131

  Godfrey, Sharlene ^a   Butler, Jane E ^a   Griffin, Lisa ^a   Thomas, Christine K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human; Median nerve stimulation; Motor unit recruitment; Spinal cord injury; Submaximal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; RELAXATION TIME; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; THENAR;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK INJURIES; PARALYSIS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0036303971     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10173     Document Type: Article

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