Sensory - Motor control of ligaments and associated neuromuscular disorders

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 549-567

  Solomonow, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; JOINT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LIGAMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE TONE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSE ORGAN; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STATIC EXERCISE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VISCOELASTICITY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 33751070296     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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