A novel stimulation pattern improves performance during repetitive dynamic contractions

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 744-752

  Kebaetse, Maikutlo B ^a   Lee, Samuel C K ^b   Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doublets; Dynamic contractions; Functional electrical stimulation; Human quadriceps femoris muscle; Stimulation patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0342902310     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.1065     Document Type: Article

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