Reducing abnormal muscle coactivation after stroke using a myoelectric-computer interface: A pilot study

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 443-451

  Wright, Zachary A ^a   Rymer, W Zev ^a,b   Slutzky, Marc W ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm; Coactivation; EMG; Muscles; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Synergies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; PILOT STUDY; SURVIVOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ABNORMAL MUSCLE COACTIVATION; ARM DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; FUGL MEYER MOTOR ASSESSMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYOELECTRIC COMPUTER INTERFACE; MYOELECTRICITY; STROKE PATIENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903638174     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313517751     Document Type: Article

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