Muscle motor point identification is essential for optimizing neuromuscular electrical stimulation use

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gobbo, Massimiliano ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^b   Orizio, Claudio ^a   Minetto, Marco A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Evoked muscle tension; Motor entry point; Motor unit recruitment; Muscle motor point

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE MOTOR POINT; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; EDITORIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84897608997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-11-17     Document Type: Review

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