Journal article
Muscle fatigue characteristics in paralyzed muscle after spinal cord injury
Abstract
Study design:The study design used is cross-sectional.Objectives:The aim of this study is to examine muscle contractile and excitability characteristics during fatigue of the tibialis anterior in six individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) and matched able-bodied (AB) controls.Setting:McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.Methods:Muscle compound action potential (M-wave) characteristics, muscle twitch properties, and summated …
Authors
Pelletier CA; Hicks AL
Journal
Spinal Cord, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 125–130
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2011
DOI
10.1038/sc.2010.62
ISSN
1362-4393