Validation of portable muscle tone measurement device for quantifying velocity-dependent properties in elbow spasticity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 577-589

  Lee, Hsin Min ^a,b   Chen, Jia Jin J ^a   Ju, Ming Shaung ^a   Lin, Chou Ching K ^a   Poon, Paul P W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hand held device; Muscle spasticity; Velocity dependent property

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELBOW; EXAMINATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MODULATION; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPASTICITY; STRETCHING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

ELASTICITY; ELBOW JOINT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINIATURIZATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PARESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 1942544634     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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