Locomotor activity in spinal cord-injured persons

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1954-1960

  Dietz, V ^a   Harkema, Susan J ^b  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip joint afferents; Load receptors; Locomotor training; Neuronal plasticity; Spinal neuronal circuits

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HIP; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING; WALKING;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PERIODICITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 2342505883     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00942.2003     Document Type: Review

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