Delays in grip initiation and termination in persons with stroke: Effects of arm support and active muscle stretch exercise

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 3108-3115

  Seo, Na Jin ^a   Rymer, William Z ^a,b   Kamper, Derek G ^a,c  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GRIP STRENGTH; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; PARESIS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66349097250     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.91108.2008     Document Type: Article

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