Distribution Of fasciculations in healthy adults after exercise: An ultrasound study

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 132-135

  Czell, David ^a,b   Goldman, Beatrice ^a   Weber, Markus ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL WINTERTHUR   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

benign fasciculations; handball; healthy subjects; runner; sports; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS; ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; FIRST DORSAL INTEROSSEOUS; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAINING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84975080923     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.25034     Document Type: Article

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