Voluntary activation of the knee extensors in chronic poststroke subjects

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 286-291

  Miller, Michael ^a,b   Flansbjer, Ulla Britt ^b,c   Lexell, Jan ^b,c,d  

^a Department of Health Sciences   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Knee joint; Muscle; Muscle strength; Muscle strength dynamometer; Rehabilitation; Skeletal; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; STROKE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; HYPERTROPHY; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 63849302923     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318198b569     Document Type: Article

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