Modulation of flexor reflexes by static and dynamic hip proprioceptors in chronic human spinal cord injury

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1078-1088

  Kim, Yongchul ^a,c   Youm, Youngil ^a   Wu, Ming ^c   Schmit, Brian D ^b,c,d  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Flexor reflex afferent; Spinal cord injury; Withdrawal reflex

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; DIAZEPAM; GABAPENTIN; OXYCODONE; PAROXETINE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; POSTURE; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TORQUE;

EID: 35348826718     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.06.021     Document Type: Article

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