Botulinum toxin effect on voluntary and stretch reflex-related torque produced by the quadriceps: An isokinetic pilot study

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 542-547

  Bernuz, Benjamin ^a,b   Genet, François ^a   Terrat, Philippe ^a   Pradon, Didier ^a   Barbot, Frederic ^a   Bussel, Bernard ^a   Bensmail, Djamel ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b Unité de Réhabilitation Neurologique et Vasculaire Hôpital Léon Bérard   (France)

Author keywords

botulinum toxin; rectus femoris; spasticity; stiff knee gait; stretch reflex; torque

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MODIFIED TARDIEU SCALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RATING SCALE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RIGIDITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUPINE POSITION; TORQUE; VERBAL RATING SCALE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WALKING;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFLEX, STRETCH; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860844557     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968311423668     Document Type: Article

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