Stretch reflex regulation in healthy subjects and patients with spasticity

Neuromodulation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-57

  Nielsen, Jens Bo ^a   Petersen, Nikolaj T ^a   Crone, Clarissa ^b   Sinkjaer, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lower extremities; Spasticity; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; RECIPROCAL INHIBITION; RECURRENT INHIBITION; SPASTICITY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 14644392263     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1094-7159.2005.05220.x     Document Type: Article

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