Modulation of elbow joint stiffness in a vertical plane during cyclic movement at lower or higher frequencies than natural frequency

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 394-399

  Abe, Masaki O ^a   Yamada, Norimasa ^b  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elbow; Human; Joint stiffness; Natural frequency; Vertical plane

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FOREARM; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PERIODICITY; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 0344441437     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1583-5     Document Type: Article

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