Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and isotonic exercises in flexor and extensor muscles of knee of hemiplegic patients;Efecto de la estimulación eléctrica neuromuscular y de los ejercicios isotónicos en los músculos flexores y extensores de la rodilla en pacientes hemipléjicos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-138

  Lima, Mário Oliveira ^a,f   Lima, F Pupio S ^a   De Freitas, S Takeshi T ^a,c   Regina Ribeiro, S ^a   Tortoza, C ^b   Gomes Lucareli J ^c   Lucareli, P R ^c,d   Pacheco, M T ^a   Lopes Martins, R A ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^b Facultad de Santa Giulia Taquaritinga   (Brazil)

^c PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d Centro Universitario São Camilo   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Encephalic vascular accident; Isotonic exercises; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Neurorehabilitation; Spasticity; Therapeutical resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETER; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; ISOTONIC EXERCISE; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY;

EID: 40849135943     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4603.2007293     Document Type: Article

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