Neuromechanical considerations for incorporating rhythmic arm movement in the rehabilitation of walking

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Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Klimstra, Marc D ^a   Thomas, Evan ^a   Stoloff, Rebecca H ^b   Ferris, Daniel P ^c   Zehr, E Paul ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ARM; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651120074     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3147404     Document Type: Article

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