Dermatome electrical stimulation as a therapeutic ambulatory aid for incomplete spinal cord injured patients

Artificial Organs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 260-262

  Bajd, Tadej ^a   Munih, M ^a   Savrin R ^b   Benko, H ^b   Cikajlo, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Dermatome; Electrical; Incomplete; Spinal cord injury; Stimulation; Therapy; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; WALKING AIDS;

DERMATOME; ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; INCOMPLETE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL-CORD; STIMULATION; THERAPY; TREADMILL; TREADMILL WALKING;

SPORTING GOODS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GAIT; HUMAN; LIMB; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING;

EID: 0036226295     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2002.06947.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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