Title |
Optimizing muscle power after stroke: a cross-sectional study
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Published in |
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, September 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-0003-9-67 |
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Authors |
Verna A Stavric, Peter J McNair |
Abstract |
Stroke remains a leading cause of disability worldwide and results in muscle performance deficits and limitations in activity performance. Rehabilitation aims to address muscle dysfunction in an effort to improve activity and participation. While muscle strength has an impact on activity performance, muscle power has recently been acknowledged as contributing significantly to activity performance in this population. Therefore, rehabilitation efforts should include training of muscle power. However, little is known about what training parameters, or load, optimize muscle power performance in people with stroke. The purpose of this study was to investigate lower limb muscle power performance at differing loads in people with and without stroke. |
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