Neural drive increases following resistance training in patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 260, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1822-1832

  Dalgas, Ulrik ^a   Stenager, Egon ^b,c   Lund, Caroline ^a   Rasmussen, Cuno ^a   Petersen, Thor ^d   Sørensen, Henrik ^a   Ingemann Hansen, Thorsten ^a   Overgaard, Kristian ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Sonderborg Hospital   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Exercise; Exercise therapy; MS rehabilitation; Muscle strength; Strength training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880293880     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-013-6884-4     Document Type: Article

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