Prevention of pressure-induced deep tissue injury using intermittent electrical stimulation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1992-2001

  Solis, Leandro R ^a   Hallihan, Daniel P ^a   Uwiera, Richard R E ^a   Thompson, Richard B ^a   Pehowich, Enid D ^a   Mushahwar, Vivian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Muscle stimulation; Pressure sores; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE INJURY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34247887387     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01092.2006     Document Type: Article

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