Influence of effort intensity and gastrocnemius stretch on co-contraction and torque production in the healthy and paretic ankle

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 528-535

  Vinti, Maria ^a,b,c   Couillandre, Annabelle ^d   Hausselle, Jérôme ^a   Bayle, Nicolas ^a,b,c   Primerano, Aldo ^b,c   Merlo, Andrea ^e   Hutin, Emilie ^a,b,c   Gracies, Jean Michel ^a,b,c  

^a ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

^e PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Gastrocnemius; Hemiparesis; Soleus; Spastic co contraction; Torque

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE; SPASTICITY; TORQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; TORQUE;

EID: 84873260695     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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