Stretch reflex gain and threshold changes as a function of elbow stretch velocity in hemiparetic stroke

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1464-1467

  Dewald, Jules P A ^a,b,c   Schmit, Brian D ^c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemiparetic stroke; Spasticity; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MOTION CONTROL; STIFFNESS; TORQUE;

HEMIPARETIC STROKES; SPASTICITY; STRETCH REFLEX;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 1542331701     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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