Biomechanical analysis of functional electrical stimulation on trunk musculature during wheelchair propulsion

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 717-725

  Yang, Yu Sheng ^a,f   Koontz, Alicia M ^a,b,c   Triolo, Ronald J ^d,e   Cooper, Rory A ^a,b,c   Boninger, Michael L ^a,b,c,g  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Departments of Rehabilitation Science and Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Functional electrical stimulation; Kinematics; Kinetics; Shoulder; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME; WHEELCHAIR;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORAX; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 69449085944     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968308331145     Document Type: Article

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