Changes in neuromuscular function after training by functional electrical stimulation

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-188

  Marqueste, Tanguy ^a   Hug, François ^a   Decherchi, Patrick ^a   Jammes, Yves ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Endurance time; Functional electrical stimulation; Maximum voluntary contraction; Median frequency; Neuromuscular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENDURANCE; EXHAUSTION; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0042267362     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10408     Document Type: Article

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