Benefits of FES gait in a spinal cord injured population

Spinal Cord

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 646-657

  Nightingale, E J ^a   Raymond, J ^a   Middleton, J W ^a   Crosbie, J ^a   Davis, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Gait; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARALYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING;

BONE DENSITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GAIT; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34948826427     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102101     Document Type: Review

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