Human motor compensations for thixotropy-dependent changes in resting wrist joint position after large joint movements

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 389-398

  Axelson, H W ^a   Hagbarth, K E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyograph; History dependency; Isometric; Motor control; Skeletal muscle; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIXOTROPY; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0346249742     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0001-6772.2003.01217.x     Document Type: Article

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