Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation treatment of cerebral palsy on potential impairment mechanisms: A pilot study

Pediatric Physical Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-38

  Kamper, Derek G ^a,b   Yasukawa, Audrey M ^a   Barrett, Kenley M ^a   Gaebler Spira, Deborah J ^a,b  

^a REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Adolescent; Cerebral palsy complications; Child; Electrical stimulation therapy methods; Hand physiopathology; Hemiplegia physiopathology; Hemiplegia rehabilitation; Muscle spasticity; Wrist joint

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GRAVITY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SPASTICITY; THERAPY EFFECT; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WRIST;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARAPARESIS, SPASTIC; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33748146071     PISSN: 08985669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pep.0000202102.07477.7a     Document Type: Article

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