Shoulder EMG during depression raise in men with spinal cord injury: The influence of lesion level

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-64

  Newsam, Craig J ^a   Lee, Audrey D ^a,b   Mulroy, Sara J ^a   Perry, Jacquelin ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Electromyography; Paraplegia; Rehabilitation; Shoulder; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Weight relief raise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELBOW; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TECHNIQUE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0037928055     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2003.11753662     Document Type: Article

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