Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1127-1135 , September 2007

Relationships Between Muscle Activity and Anteroposterior Ground Reaction Forces in Hemiparetic Walking

  • Lindsey J. Turns, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
    • ,
  • Richard R. Neptune, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Richard R. Neptune, PhD, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas, University Station C2200, Austin, TX 78712
    • ,
  • Steven A. Kautz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL
    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
    • Brooks Center for Rehabilitation Studies, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

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 Supported in part by VA Merit Review (grant no. B2748R), National Institutes of Health (grant no. R01 HD046820), and the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00423-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.027

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 9 , Pages 1127-1135 , September 2007

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