Leg Muscle Activation Patterns of Sit-to-Stand Movement in Stroke Patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-16

  Cheng, Pao Tsai ^a,b   Chen, Chia Ling ^a   Wang, Chin Man ^a   Hong, Wei Hsien ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Leg Muscle Activation Pattern; Sit to Stand Movement; Stroke Fallers; Surface Electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; SITTING; STANDING; STROKE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLES;

EID: 0347419017     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000104665.34557.56     Document Type: Article

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