Doublet electrical stimulation enhances torque production in people with spinal cord injury

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 423-432

  Chang, Ya Ju ^a   Shields, Richard K ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

electrical stimulation; fiber type; force; muscle plasticity; paralysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOUBLET ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; PARALYSIS; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TORQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957657476     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968310390224     Document Type: Article

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