Influence of stimulus pulse width on M-waves, H-reflexes, and torque during tetanic low-intensity neuromuscular stimulation

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 886-893

  Lagerquist, Olle ^a   Collins, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

H reflex; M wave; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Pulse width; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROGASTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; PULSE WAVE; REHABILITATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STIMULUS; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TIBIAL NERVE; TORQUE;

EID: 78649639042     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21762     Document Type: Article

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