Effects of body orientation on maximum voluntary ARM torques

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 805-813

  Krainak, Daniel M ^a,b   Ellis, Michael D ^a   Bury, Kathryn ^a   Churchill, Steven ^a   Pavlovics, Elynnor ^a   Pearson, Laura ^a   Shah, Miti ^a   Dewald, Julius P A ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Body orientation; Isometric; Stroke; Torque; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SITTING; STROKE; SUPINE POSITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; VISION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STROKE; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054872183     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.22180     Document Type: Article

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