Paretic hand unimanual force control: Improved submaximal force production and regularity

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 94, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-86

  Kang, Nyeonju ^a   Cauraugh, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled bimanual movement training; Motor recovery; Paretic hand; Stroke; Unimanual force control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FORCE; FORCE CONTROL; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MICROPROCESSOR; MIDDLE AGED; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT DURATION; YOUNG ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE;

EID: 84927911409     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: 18728111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2014.12.005     Document Type: Article

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