Pressure changes under the ischial tuberosities of seated individuals during sacral nerve root stimulation

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-217

  Liang, Qin Liu ^a,b   Nicholson, Graham P ^b   Knight, Sarah L ^a,b   Chelvarajah, Ramesh ^a   Gall, Angela ^a   Middleton, Fred R I ^a   Ferguson Pell, Martin W ^b   Craggs, Michael D ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Functional magnetic stimulation; Gluteal muscles; Ischial pressure change; Ischial tuberosity; Pressure ulcer; Sacral nerve root stimulation; Seat interface pressure; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair use

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; NEUROLOGY; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; GLUTEAL MUSCLES; ISCHIAL PRESSURE CHANGE; ISCHIAL TUBEROSITY; PRESSURE ULCER; SACRAL NERVE ROOT STIMULATION; SEAT INTERFACE PRESSURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WHEELCHAIR USE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERFACE PRESSURE; ISCHIUM; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE ROOT; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL NERVE ROOT; SEAT; SITTING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TILTING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHIUM; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746216216     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2005.04.0078     Document Type: Article

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