Neuromotor and musculoskeletal responses to locomotor training for an individual with chronic motor complete AIS-B spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 509-521

  Forrest, Gail F ^a,b   Sisto, Sue Ann ^a,b,c   Barbeau, Hugues ^d   Kirshblum, Steven C ^b,e   Wilen, Janina ^a   Bond, Quin ^f   Bentson, Scott ^a   Asselin, Pierre ^a   Cirnigliaro, Christopher M ^g   Harkema, Susan ^h  

^a KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^f Biokinetics LLC   (United States)

^g Veterans Affairs Research and Development Center of Excellence in Spinal Cord Injury   (United States)

^h University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Bone and muscle changes; Electromyography profiles; Kinematic profiles; Locomotor training; Neural alterations; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KINEMATICS; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 58149302997     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11753646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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