Ischemic conditioning increases strength and volitional activation of paretic muscle in chronic stroke: A pilot study

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1140-1147

  Hyngstrom, Allison S ^a   Murphy, Spencer A ^b   Nguyen, Jennifer ^c   Schmit, Brian D ^b   Negro, Francesco ^d   Gutterman, David D ^c   Durand, Matthew J ^c  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Ischemic conditioning; Muscle strength; Stroke rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; TORQUE;

EID: 85047752851     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01072.2017     Document Type: Article

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