Evaluation of extensibility, passive torque and stretch reflex responses in triceps surae muscles following serial casting to correct spastic equinovarus deformity

Brain Injury

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-324

  Singer, B J ^a   Singer, K P ^a   Allison, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT FUNCTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PES EQUINOVARUS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLASTER CAST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; TORQUE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

EID: 0037385262     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269905021000013237     Document Type: Article

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