The organization of upper limb physiological tremor

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1269-1284

  Carignan, Benoit ^a   Daneault, Jean François ^b   Duval, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arm; Compensatory synergy; EMG; Finger; Laser; Modulation; Physiologic; Postural; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LASER; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSORY FEEDBACK; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TRANSDUCER; TREMOR;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUEBEC; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS; TREMOR; UPPER EXTREMITY; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861340671     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-2080-3     Document Type: Article

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