Cross education and immobilisation: Mechanisms and implications for injury rehabilitation

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-101

  Hendy, Ashlee M ^a   Spittle, Michael ^a   Kidgell, Dawson J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Bilateral transfer; Motor irradiation; Physiological adaptation; Recovery of function; Strength training

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; AGE; CAST APPLICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CROSS TRAINING; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HOFFMAN REFLEX; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; PARALYSIS; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; REFLEX; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRENGTH TRANSFER; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84857447629     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.07.007     Document Type: Review

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