Functional electrical stimulation of walking: Function, exercise and rehabilitation

Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 452-460

  Thrasher, T A ^a   Popovic, M R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Gait; Spinal cord injury; Stroke; Walking

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARALYSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; REHABILITATION; WALKING;

EID: 49749141444     PISSN: 01686054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annrmp.2008.05.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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