Effects of functional electrical stimulation on peak torque and body composition in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 232-240

  Liu, Chin Wei ^a   Chen, Shih Ching ^b   Chen, Chia Hsin ^a,c   Chen, Tien Wen ^d   Chen, Jia Jin Jason ^e   Lin, Chun Sheng ^a   Huang, Mao Hsiung ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body composition; Functional electrical stimulation; Peak torque; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 34250739954     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70403-6     Document Type: Article

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