Force tracking system for the assessment of grip force control in patients with neuromuscular diseases

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1014-1021

  Kurillo, Gregorij ^a   Zupan, Anton ^b   Bajd, Tadej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Grasp; Grip strength; Hand; Neuromuscular diseases; Sensory motor performance

Indexed keywords

GRIP FORCE MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; PARKINSON'S DISEASE;

BONE; DISEASE CONTROL; MUSCLE; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FORCE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 8644289470     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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