Robotic-assisted locomotor training impact on neuromuscular properties and muscle strength in Spinal Cord Injury

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4132-4135

  Mirbagheri, M M ^a,b   Patel, C ^b   Quiney, K ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

locomotion; muscle strength; reflex; robot; spasticity; spinal cord injury; stiffness; voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE STRENGTH; REFLEX; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; STIFFNESS; WALKING AIDS;

MUSCLE;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANKLE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84863600370     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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