Soleus and vastus medialis H-reflexes: Similarities and differences while standing or lying during varied knee flexion angles

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-225

  Alrowayeh, Hesham N ^c   Sabbahi, Mohamed A ^a   Etnyre, Bruce ^b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

H reflex; Lying; Soleus; Standing; Vastus medialis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDING; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERENCE VALUES; THIGH;

EID: 19344362332     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2004.11.011     Document Type: Article

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