Motor unit properties of biceps brachii during dynamic contractions in chronic stroke patients

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-119

  Kallenberg, Laura A C ^a   Hermens, Hermie J ^a  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

High density surface EMG; Motor unit action potentials; Sinusoidal elbow movement; Spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELBOW EXTENSION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MOTOR UNIT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX, STRETCH; STROKE;

EID: 78650462656     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21803     Document Type: Article

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