Quantitative mechanical properties of the relaxed biceps and triceps brachii muscles in patients with subacute stroke: A reliability study of the Myoton-3 myometer

Stroke Research and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chuang, Li Ling ^a   Wu, Ching Yi ^b   Lin, Keh Chung ^a,c   Lur, Shih Yu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEDICAL DEVICE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTONOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 84861042211     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20420056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/617694     Document Type: Article

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