Characterization of the tendon vibration reflex response in hemi-spastic stroke individuals

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2053-2056

  Suresh, Nina L ^a   Wang, Inga ^b   Heckman, C J ^c   Rymer, W Zev ^d  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC SIGNAL; FORCE MAGNITUDE; FORCE RESPONSE; PERSISTENT INWARD CURRENTS; SUBTHRESHOLD;

DEPOLARIZATION; MUSCLE; TENDONS;

NEURONS;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE; TENDON; VIBRATION;

FEMALE; GOLGI APPARATUS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFLEX; STROKE; TENDONS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84862242435     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090379     Document Type: Conference Paper

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