The effect of walking aids on muscle activation patterns during walking in stroke patients

Gait and Posture

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 164-170

  Buurke, J H ^a,b   Hermens, H J ^a,c   Erren Wolters, C V ^a   Nene, A V ^a,b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gait analysis; Muscle coordination; SEMG; Stroke; Walking aids

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ADULT; AGED; CANES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WALKING;

EID: 28644436805     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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