The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Pilot Study

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-82

  Armutlu, Kadriye ^a   Meriç, Aydin ^a   Kirdi, Nuray ^a   Yakut, Edibe ^a   Karabudak, Rana ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Spasticity; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SPASTICITY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANKLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOELECTRICITY; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038601421     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0888439003017002001     Document Type: Article

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