The use of electrical stimulation to increase quadriceps femoris muscle force in an elderly patient following a total knee arthroplasty

Physical Therapy

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1565-1571

  Lewek, M ^a   Stevens, J ^a   Snyder Mackler, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Quadriceps femoris muscle; Strength training; Total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034862719     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/81.9.1565     Document Type: Article

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