The effect of multiple sclerosis and gender on central and peripheral fatigue during 2-min MVC

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 767-776

  Skurvydas, Albertas ^a   Brazaitis, Marius ^a   Andrejeva, Julija ^a   Mickeviciene, Dalia ^a   Streckis, Vytautas ^a  

^a LITHUANIAN SPORTS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Central and peripheral fatigue; Electrical stimulation; Gender; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL FATIGUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SEVERITY SCALE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KURTZK EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PERIPHERAL FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCORING SYSTEM; TORQUE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79952313995     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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