Test-retest reliability of V-wave responses in the soleus and gastrocnemius medialis

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-221

  Solstad, Gerd Marie ^a,d   Fimland, Marius S ^a,b   Helgerud, Jan ^a,c   Iversen, Vegard Moe ^a   Hoff, Jan ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Hokksund Medical Rehabilitation Center   (Norway)

^d St Olav's Hospital ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

EMG; M wave; Plantar flexors; Reliability; V wave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLANTAR FLEXION; REFLEX; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TIBIAL NERVE; VOLITIONAL WAVE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFLEX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIBIAL NERVE; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955070833     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: 15371603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31821215cf     Document Type: Article

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