Soleus H-reflex modulation after motor incomplete spinal cord injury: Effects of body position and walking speed

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-378

  Phadke, Chetan P ^a,b   Thompson, Floyd J ^a,b   Kukulka, Carl G ^c   Nair, Preeti M ^d   Bowden, Mark G ^a,b   Madhavan, Sangeetha ^c   Trimble, Mark H ^a   Behrman, Andrea L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Assistive devices; Locomotor training; Rehabilitation; Soleus H reflex; Spasticity; Spinal cord injuries, incomplete; Standing; Treadmill; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CLOMIFENE; GABAPENTIN; TIZANIDINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIAL NERVE; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 78449301428     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2010.11689715     Document Type: Article

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