Movement patterns and muscular demands during posterior transfers toward an elevated surface in individuals with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 74-84

  Gagnon, D ^a   Nadeau, S ^a,c   Gravel, D ^a   Noreau, L ^b   Lariviere C ^a   McFadyen, B ^b  

^a Ctr Rech Interdisc R   (Canada)

^b Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation   (Canada)

^c Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Transfer; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELBOW; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; TRUNK;

EID: 14544276864     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101660     Document Type: Article

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