Effects of Weakness on Symmetrical Bilateral Grip Force Exertion in Subjects with Hemiparesis

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1579-1585

  Bertrand, Anne Martine ^a,b   Mercier, Catherine ^a,b   Shun, Priscilla Lam Wai ^a,b   Bourbonnais, Daniel ^a,b   Desrosiers, Johanne ^c,d  

^a Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Centre de Recherche Sur le Vieillissement   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 1542405971     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00597.2003     Document Type: Article

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