Muscle activation patterns and postural control following stroke

Motor Control

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 387-411

  Garland, S Jayne ^a   Gray, Vicki L ^b   Knorr, Svetlana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balance; Electromyography; Force; Movement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROPRIOCEPTION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STANDING; STROKE; VELOCITY; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VISION;

EID: 70349768243     PISSN: 10871640     EISSN: 15432696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/mcj.13.4.387     Document Type: Review

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