Interaction of poststroke voluntary effort and functional neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-98

  Makowski, Nathaniel ^a,b   Knutson, Jayme ^a,b,c   Chae, John ^a,b,c   Crago, Patrick ^a,b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b Cleveland Functional Electrical Stimulation Center   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Functional electrical stimulation; Isometric; Motor control; Motor unit overlap; Neuroprosthesis; Reach; Recruitment; Stroke; Triceps; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRI-CAL STIMULATIONS; ISOMETRIC; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR UNIT; NEURO-PROSTHESIS; REACH; RECRUITMENT; STROKE; TRICEPS; UPPER LIMBS;

NEUROSURGERY;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARM POSITION; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BODY POSITION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELEVATING MOBILE ARM SUPPORT; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC FORCE MATCHING TASK; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY EFFORT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STROKE;

EID: 84875175060     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.04.0068     Document Type: Article

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