Changing stimulation patterns improves performance during electrically elicited contractions

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 174-180

  Scott, Wayne B ^a   Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Human quadriceps muscle; Muscle fatigue; Rehabilitation; Variable frequency trains

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATTERN STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0041766747     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10412     Document Type: Article

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