Reduced reciprocal inhibition during assisted stepping in human spinal cord injury

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 231, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 104-112

  Knikou, Maria ^a,b,c   Mummidisetty, Chaithanya K ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Reciprocal inhibition; SCI; Spinal circuits; Stepping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLONUS; CONDITIONING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROMODULATION; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPROCAL INHIBITION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL INHIBITION; PARALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961029188     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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