Enhanced stretch reflex excitability of the soleus muscle in persons with incomplete rather than complete chronic spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-75

  Nakazawa, Kimitaka ^a,b   Kawashima, Noritaka ^a   Akai, Masami ^a  

^a NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Reflex, stretch; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOLUNTEER;

AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUADRIPLEGIA; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX, STRETCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 30144438676     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.122     Document Type: Article

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