Abnormal intrinsic and reflex stiffness related to impaired voluntary movement

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 VII, Issue , 2004, Pages 4680-4683

  Mirbagheri, M M ^a,b   Tsao, Cheng Chi ^b   Rymer, W Z ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Elbow; Impairment; Intrinsic; Kinematics; Reflex; Spasticity; Stiffness; Stroke; Voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL INTRISIC; ELBOW; IMPAIRMENT; REFLEX STIFFNESS; SPASTICITY; STROKES; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACCELERATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; STIFFNESS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 11144293481     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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