Increases in corticospinal tract function by treadmill training after incomplete spinal cord injury

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2844-2855

  Thomas, Sarah L ^a   Gorassini, Monica A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAINING; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREADMILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 24944511114     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00532.2005     Document Type: Article

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