Effects of surface spinal cord stimulation on spasticity and quantitative assessment of muscle tone in hemiplegic patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 282-287

  Wang, Ray Yau ^a   Tsai, Mei Wun ^a   Chan, Rai Chi ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electric Stimulation; Hemiplegia; Spasticity; Surface Spinal Cord

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL NEURAL STIMULATION; MUSCLE; SENSORY PERCEPTION; TORQUE MEASUREMENT;

HEMIPLEGIA; SPASTICITY;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE JOINT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032127563     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199807000-00003     Document Type: Article

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