Alterations in upper limb muscle synergy structure in chronic stroke survivors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 768-781

  Roh, Jinsook ^a,b   Rymer, William Z ^a,b,c   Perreault, Eric J ^a,b,c   Yoo, Seng Bum ^a,b   Beer, Randall F ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Motor control; Muscle synergy; Neurorehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELBOW; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SURVIVOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELBOW; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SHOULDER; STROKE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84873397223     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00670.2012     Document Type: Article

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