Joint position dependence of weakness during maximum isometric voluntary contractions in subjects with hemiparesis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1380-1386

  Koo, Terry K ^a   Mak, Arthur F ^a   Hung, L K ^b   Dewald, Julius P ^c,d  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Electromyography; Isometric contraction; Muscle contraction; Muscle weakness; Rehabilitation; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; REHABILITATION CENTER; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0042838308     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00238-7     Document Type: Article

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