Feedback-controlled stimulation enhances human paralyzed muscle performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1312-1319

  Shields, Richard K ^a   Dudley Javoroski, Shauna ^a   Cole, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Doublet; Excitation contraction coupling; Fatigue; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TORQUE;

EID: 33751183535     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00385.2006     Document Type: Article

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