Withdrawal reflexes examined during human gait by ground reaction forces: Site and gait phase dependency

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-39

  Emborg, Jonas ^a   Spaich, Erika G ^a   Andersen, Ole K ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Force sensitive resistors; Ground reaction force; Human locomotion; Nociceptive withdrawal reflex; Reflex modulation

Indexed keywords

FORCE SENSITIVE RESISTORS; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN LOCOMOTION; NOCICEPTIVE WITHDRAWAL REFLEX; REFLEX MODULATION;

BIOMECHANICS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); PHASE MODULATION; RESISTORS; UNLOADING;

MODULATION;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX; STRESS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549092755     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-008-0396-x     Document Type: Article

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