The effect of electrical stimulation of the calf muscle and compression stocking on venous blood flow velocity

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 564-566

  Lyons, G M ^a   Leane, G E ^a   Grace, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Graduated compression stocking; NMES; Popliteal vein; Venous velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLOW RATE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; BANDAGE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; BANDAGES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POPLITEAL VEIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0036597442     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1652     Document Type: Article

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