Does neuromuscular electrical stimulation strengthen the quadriceps femoris? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials

Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 191-212

  Bax, Leon ^a,b,d   Staes, Filip ^b   Verhagen, Arianne ^c  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; KNEE FUNCTION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TORQUE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; THIGH;

EID: 16244401418     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200535030-00002     Document Type: Review

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