Modulation of locomotor activity in complete spinal cord injury

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 638-646

  Lunenburger L ^a   Bolliger, M ^a   Czell, D ^a   Muller R ^a   Dietz, V ^a  

^a BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Leg muscle EMG; Locomotion speed; Paraplegia; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROMODULATION; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WALKING;

EID: 33749349957     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0509-4     Document Type: Article

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