Enhancement of muscle activity by electrical stimulation in cerebral palsy: A case-control study

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 259-267

  Katz, Amir ^a   Tirosh, Emanuel ^a,b   Marmur, Rachel ^a,b   Mizrahi, Joseph ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Cocontraction; Electrical stimulation; Muscle enhancement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; ORTHOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFERENCE VALUES; TENDONS;

EID: 39049159295     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073807308695     Document Type: Article

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