Triceps Brachii in Incomplete Tetraplegia: EMG and Dynamometer Evaluation of Residual Motor Resources and Capacity for Strengthening | Zendy

M. Elise Johanson | Zendy; Zoia C. Lateva | Zendy; Jeffrey Jaramillo | Zendy; B. Jenny Kiratli | Zendy; Kevin C. McGill | Zendy

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Triceps Brachii in Incomplete Tetraplegia: EMG and Dynamometer Evaluation of Residual Motor Resources and Capacity for Strengthening

Author(s) -

M. Elise Johanson,

Zoia C. Lateva,

Jeffrey Jaramillo,

B. Jenny Kiratli,

Kevin C. McGill

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1945-5763

pISSN - 1082-0744

DOI - 10.1310/sci1904-300

Subject(s) - motor unit , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , electromyography , tetraplegia , elbow , population , rehabilitation , physical therapy , elbow flexion , motor unit recruitment , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , anatomy , environmental health , psychiatry

Candidates for activity-based therapy after spinal cord injury (SCI) are often selected on the basis of manual muscle test scores and the classification of the injury as complete or incomplete. However, these scores may not adequately predict which individuals have sufficient residual motor resources for the therapy to be beneficial.

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