Decreased stiffness at the ankle joint in patients with long-term Type 1 diabetes

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 539-544

  Nielsen, J F ^a,c   Andersen, H ^a   Sinkjaer T ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Hammel Neurocentre ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ankle joint; Long term type 1 diabetes; Soleus muscle; Stiffness; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NERVE STIMULATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 2942515927     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01197.x     Document Type: Article

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