Differences in quadriceps femoris muscle torque when using a clinical electrical stimulator versus a portable electrical stimulator

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-51

  Lyons, Christian L ^a   Robb, Joel B ^b   Irrgang, James J ^c   Fitzgerald, G Kelley ^c  

^a MacDill Air Force Base   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics RAF Lakenheath Medical Center   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Muscle performance; Quadriceps femoris muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

EID: 11144332039     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.1.44     Document Type: Article

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