Functional electrical stimulation (FES) and muscle fatigue of paralyzed muscle in spinal cord injured patients: Effects of the velocity and of the level of motor unit activation;Stimulation électrique fonctionnelle et fatigue musculaire du muscle paralysé chez le blessé médullaire paraplégique : Effet de la vitesse d'activation et du niveau d'activation des unités motrices

Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 181-199

  Gaviria, M ^a   Rabischong, E ^a   Ohanna, F ^a   Hertogh, C ^a  

^a Centre Propara   (France)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Level of motor unit activation; Muscle fatigue; Neuroprosthesis; Quadriceps; Rate of motor unit activation; Surface action potential; Torque output

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644240145     PISSN: 01686054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6054(99)80056-7     Document Type: Article

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