Comparison of strength measurements under single-joint and multi-joint conditions in hemiparetic individuals

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 523-530

  Mercier, C ^a,b   Bertrand, A M ^a,b   Bourbonnais, Daniel ^a,b  

^a Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW FLEXION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CENTER; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; WRIST;

EID: 23644459501     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215505cr861oa     Document Type: Article

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