Facilitation of triceps brachii muscle contraction by tendon vibration after chronic cervical spinal cord injury

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2358-2367

  Ribot Ciscar, Edith ^a   Butler, Jane E ^b   Thomas, Christine K ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Antagonist vibratory response; Maximum voluntary contraction; Muscle paralysis; Muscle weakness; Tonic vibration reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSMETRIA; ELBOW; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE STIMULATION; PARALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TENDON; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VIBRATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0038178015     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00894.2002     Document Type: Article

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