Influence of gravity compensation on kinematics and muscle activation patterns during reach and retrieval in subjects with cervical spinal cord injury: An explorative study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 617-628

  Kloosterman, Marieke G M ^a,b   Snoek, Govert J ^b,c   Kouwenhoven, Mirjam ^b,c   Nene, Anand V ^b,c   Jannink, Michiel J A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^c Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Goal directed movements; Gravity compensation; Kinematics; Rehabilitation; Robot assisted therapy; Robotics; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

GOAL-DIRECTED MOVEMENTS; GRAVITY COMPENSATION; REHABILITATION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TETRAPLEGIA; UPPER LIMBS;

DOSIMETRY; KINEMATICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER JOINT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 78149479628     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.02.0014     Document Type: Article

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