Nonuniform weakness in the paretic knee and compensatory strength gains in the nonparetic knee occurs after stroke

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 584-591

  Lomaglio, Melanie J ^a,b   Eng, Janice J ^b  

^a University of St Augustine for Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Force; Knee; Muscle; Rehabilitation; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TORQUE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; ARTHROMETRY, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESIS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STROKE; TORQUE;

EID: 54149089057     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000165111     Document Type: Article

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