Low-Frequency Rectangular Pulse Is Superior to Middle Frequency Alternating Current Stimulation in Cycling of People With Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 338-345

  Szecsi, Johann ^a   Fornusek, Ché ^b   Krause, Phillip ^a   Straube, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Faculty of Health Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Torque; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLING; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ERGOMETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NOCICEPTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TORQUE;

EID: 33847130423     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.12.026     Document Type: Article

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