Effect of electrical stimulation pattern on the force responses of paralyzed human quadriceps muscles

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 471-478

  Scott, Wayne B ^a,c   Lee, Samuel C K ^a,b   Johnston, Therese E ^b   Binkley, Jennifer ^a   Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant frequency train; Force time integrals; Spinal cord injury; Variable frequency train

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTANT FREQUENCY TRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REACTION TIME; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VARIABLE FREQUENCY TRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PARALYSIS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047201137     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20717     Document Type: Article

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