Effects of functional electrical stimulation training for six months on body composition and spasticity in motor complete tetraplegic spinal cord-injured individuals

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-32

  Sköld, Camilla ^a   Lönn, Lars ^a   Harms Ringdahl, Karin ^a   Hultling, Claes ^a   Levi, Richard ^a   Nash, Mark ^a   Seiger, Åke ^a  

^a FoUU enheten Stockholms Sjukhem   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Computer Tomography; EMG; FES; Modified Ashworth Scale; Muscle hypertrophy; Resistive torque; SCI; Spasticity; Visual Analogue Scale

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE TRAINING; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIME; TORQUE; VISCOELASTICITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; QUADRIPLEGIA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036181450     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/165019702317242677     Document Type: Article

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