Changes of reflex, non-reflex and torque generation properties of spastic ankle plantar flexors induced by intelligent stretching

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 3672-3675

  Chung, S G ^a,b,c   Bai, Z ^a,b   Rymer, W Z ^a,b   Zhang, L Q ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TORQUE;

CHRONIC HEMIPLEGIA; DORSIFLEXION (DF); DYNAMIC STRETCHING; FLEXOR;

MUSCLE;

EID: 33846913938     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1617279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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