Role of electrical stimulation for rehabilitation and regeneration after spinal cord injury: An overview

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1256-1269

  Hamid, Samar ^a   Hayek, Ray ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advances in spinal cord research; Axonal regeneration; Functional electrical stimulation; Oscillating field stimulation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BLADDER FUNCTION; BREATHING; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LEG MOVEMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE REGENERATION; NEUROANATOMY; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE REGENERATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50849116734     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0729-3     Document Type: Article

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