Central somatosensory changes associated with improved dynamic balance in subjects with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency

Gait and Posture

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-195

  Courtney, Carol A ^a   Rine, Rose M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Dynamic stability; Knee; Postural control; Somatosensory evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROPRIOCEPTION;

EID: 33748298822     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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