Switching stimulation patterns improves performance of paralyzed human quadriceps muscle

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 581-588

  Scott, Wayne B ^a   Lee, Samuel C K ^a,b   Johnston, Therese E ^b   Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Doublet frequency trains; Functional electrical stimulation; Paralyzed quadriceps muscle; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744371852     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20300     Document Type: Article

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