A pilot study to measure upper extremity H-reflexes following neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy after stroke

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 535, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Stowe, A M ^a   Hughes Zahner, L ^a   Barnes, V K ^a   Herbelin, L L ^b   Schindler Ivens, S M ^c   Quaney, B M ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ECRL; FCR; H reflex; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Stroke; Upper extremity spasticity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEMIPARESIS; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RANGE OF MOTION; RELIABILITY; SPASTICITY; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; FOREARM; H-REFLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84873267027     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.11.063     Document Type: Article

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