Neuromuscular performance of paretic versus non-paretic plantar flexors after stroke

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3041-3049

  Fimland, Marius Steiro ^a,b   Moen, Per Marius R ^a   Hill, Tessa ^a   Gjellesvik, Tor Ivar ^b   Tørhaug, Tom ^b   Helgerud, Jan ^a,c   Hoff, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Hokksund Medical Rehabilitation Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

Brain infarction; Cerebrovascular accident; H reflex; Neural drive; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855659642     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1934-z     Document Type: Article

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