Variation of Muscle Coactivation Patterns in Chronic Stroke During Robot-Assisted Elbow Training

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1022-1029

  Hu, Xiaoling ^a   Tong, Kai Y ^a   Song, Rong ^a   Tsang, Vincent S ^a   Leung, Penny O ^a   Li, Le ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Electromyography; Muscles; Rehabilitation; Robotics; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELBOW EXTENSION; ELBOW FLEXION; ELBOW INJURY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR STATUS SCALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; MUSCLE ACTIVATION LEVEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION INDEX; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE SPASM; MUSCLE TRAINING; RATING SCALE; ROBOT ASSISTED ELBOW TRAINING; ROBOTICS; SKILL; STROKE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547158734     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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