Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on elbow flexor maximal voluntary isometric strength and endurance

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 734-739

  Kan, Benjamin ^a   Dundas, Jane E ^b   Nosaka, Kazunori ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anodal tDCS; Cortical excitability; Maximal voluntary isometric contraction; Muscle endurance; Time to failure

Indexed keywords

ARM; ELBOW; HUMAN; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ARM; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84879390447     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2012-0412     Document Type: Article

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