Stroke-related changes in neuromuscular fatigue of the hip flexors and functional implications

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-42

  Hyngstrom, Allison S ^a   Onushko, Tanya ^b   Heitz, Robert P ^b   Rutkowski, Anthony ^a   Hunter, Sandra K ^a   Schmit, Brian D ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hip flexors; Neuromuscular fatigue; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HEMIPLEGIA; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE; TORQUE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEMIPLEGIA; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; STROKE; TORQUE;

EID: 84856289740     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31823caac0     Document Type: Article

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