Moving the arms to activate the legs

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 113-120

  Ferris, Daniel P ^a,b   Huang, Helen J ^a   Kao, Pei Chun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Gait; Interlimb coordination; Locomotion; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG EXERCISE; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MOVEMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 33750348209     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00003677-200607000-00005     Document Type: Review

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