Force control of quadriceps muscle is bilaterally impaired in subacute stroke

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1290-1295

  Chow, John W ^a   Stokic, Dobrivoje S ^a  

^a METHODIST REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Force accuracy; Force steadiness; Force variability; Hemiparesis; Knee extension strength

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STROKE; TORQUE;

BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; STROKE; TORQUE;

EID: 81355153603     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00462.2011     Document Type: Article

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