Epimuscular myofascial force transmission between antagonistic and synergistic muscles can explain movement limitation in spastic paresis

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 708-724

  Huijing, Peter A ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Instituut voor Biomedische Technologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antagonistic muscles; Contracture; Deep flexor muscles; Endomysium; Force transmission; Movement limitation; Muscle relative position; Myofascial; Myotendinous; Neurovascular tract; Perimysium; Proximo distal force difference; Sarcomere length distributions; Spastic paresis; Surgery; Synergistic muscles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; SPASTIC PARESIS; SPASTICITY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DYSKINESIAS; FASCIA; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; SARCOMERES; TENDONS;

EID: 35348940604     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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