Suprascapular nerve block results in a compensatory increase in deltoid muscle activity

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1839-1846

  McCully, Sean P ^a   Suprak, David N ^b   Kosek, Peter ^c   Karduna, Andrew R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Pain Consultants of Oregon   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Glenohumeral; Nerve block; Rotator cuff; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCLE;

EMG; GLENOHUMERAL; NERVE BLOCK; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE PARALYSIS; LIMB DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SUPRASCAPULAR NERVE BLOCK; SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE PARALYSIS; TENDON INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NERVE BLOCK; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCAPULA; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 34247880162     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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