Electromyographic analysis of joint-dependent global synkinesis in the upper limb of healthy adults: Laterality of intensity and symmetry of spatial representation

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-323

  Hwang, Ing Shiou ^a   Wang, Chun Hou ^b,c   Chen, Yi Ching ^b,c   Cho, Chiung Yu ^a   Yeung, Kwok Tak ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Isometric contraction; Laterality; Synkinesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; WRIST;

ADULT; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; JOINTS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER; SYNKINESIS; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WRIST;

EID: 33745197964     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.07.012     Document Type: Article

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