Muscle torque preservation and physical activity in individuals with stroke

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1353-1360

  Eng, Janice J ^a,b   Lomaglio, Melanie J ^a,b,c   Macintyre, Donna L ^a,b  

^a GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PARESIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; TORQUE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; LIFESTYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TORQUE;

EID: 67650035171     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31819aaad1     Document Type: Article

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