Biomechanical and neural aspects of eccentric and concentric muscle performance in stroke subjects : Implications for resistance training

Muscle weakness is one of the major causes of post-stroke disability. Stroke rehabilitation programs now often incorporate the same type of resistance training that is used for healthy subjects; however, the training effects induced from these training strategies are often limited for stroke patient...

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Main Author: Hedlund, Mattias
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Sjukgymnastik 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-55466
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-446-1