Quantitative application of transverse friction massage and its neurological effects on flexor carpi radialis

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 501-507

  Lee, Hsin Min ^a   Wu, Shyi Kuen ^b   You, Jia Yuan ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

H reflex; Massage; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASSAGE; MOTONEURON; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIAL NERVE; REST; TRANSVERSE FRICTION MASSAGE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FRICTION; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MASSAGE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REFERENCE VALUES; WRIST;

EID: 67849113759     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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