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The meaning of spasticity to people with multiple sclerosis: What can health professionals learn? (2013)
Journal Article

Purpose: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological condition affecting young adults. One third of people on an American registry of people with MS (PWMS) reported having activities affected by spasticity. The psychosocial effe... Read More about The meaning of spasticity to people with multiple sclerosis: What can health professionals learn?.

Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise (2012)
Journal Article

The aim of this study was to monitor muscle contractile performance in vivo, using an electrical stimulation protocol, immediately following an acute high and low intensity exercise session conducted at the same average intensity performed on a cycle... Read More about Alterations in peripheral muscle contractile characteristics following high and low intensity bouts of exercise.

Muscle contractile characteristics: Relationship to high-intensity exercise (2010)
Journal Article

We investigated the relationship between muscle contractile characteristics, collected using percutaneous electrical stimulation, and high-intensity exercise performance. Seventeen participants performed a muscle performance test for the calculation... Read More about Muscle contractile characteristics: Relationship to high-intensity exercise.

Effectiveness of a community-based low intensity exercise programme for ambulatory stroke survivors (2010)
Journal Article

Purpose. To establish the feasibility and effectiveness of a community-based exercise programme for ambulatory patients with stroke discharged from rehabilitation Method. Eighteen participants were recruited 3-12 months after onset of first stroke. U... Read More about Effectiveness of a community-based low intensity exercise programme for ambulatory stroke survivors.