Changes on EMG activation in healthy subjects and incomplete SCI patients following a robot-assisted locomotor training

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mazzoleni, S ^a   Boldrini, E ^a   Laschi, C ^a   Carrozza, M C ^a   Stampacchia, G ^b   Rossi, B ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lower limbs; Motor recovery; Rehabilitation; Robotics; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

BICEPS FEMORIS; BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC; FOUR-LEG; GASTROCNEMIUS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; LOCOMOTOR TRAINING; LOWER LIMB; MOTOR RECOVERY; MULTI-FACTOR; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCULAR ACTIVATION; MUSCULAR ACTIVITIES; OPTIMAL REHABILITATION; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORDS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; MUSCLE; ROBOTICS;

ROBOTS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 80055025811     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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