An evaluation of the somatosensory profile of hemiparetic individuals

• Main Authors: Renata de Sousa Mota (Author), Tatiana Maíta Alves Conceição (Author), Thais Miranda Curvelo Soares (Author), Iris Lima e Silva (Author), Fabrício Bruno Cardoso (Author), Heron Beresford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the somatosensory profile of 18 hemiparetic spastic victims of stroke with and without blocking vision. Maximal isometric contraction test was used for flexor and extensor muscles of the hip and knee, and flexor plantar muscles. The number of cycles per minu...