Effects of spinal cord injury level on the activity of shoulder muscles during wheelchair propulsion: An electromyographic study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 925-934

  Mulroy, Sara J ^a   Farrokhi, Shawn ^b   Newsam, Craig J ^a   Perry, Jacquelin ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Rehabilitation; Shoulder; Spinal cord injuries; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARAPLEGIA; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WHEELCHAIR; ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 3042540381     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.08.090     Document Type: Article

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