Improved motor function in tetraplegics following neuromuscular stimulation-assisted arm ergometry

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-55

  Needham Shropshire, Belinda M ^a   Broton, James G ^a   Cameron, Tracy L ^b   Klose, K John ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm ergometry; Manual muscle testing; Neuromuscular stimulation; Triceps brachii

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030632779     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.1997.11719455     Document Type: Article

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