Long-term intensive electrically stimulated cycling by spinal cord-injured people: Effect on muscle properties and their relation to power output

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1304-1311

  Duffell, Lynsey D ^a   Donaldson, Nick De N ^b   Perkins, Tim A ^b   Rushton, David N ^c   Hunt, Kenneth J ^d   Kakebeeke, Tanja H ^e   Newham, Di J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

FES cycling; Maximal torque; Power output; Skeletal muscle; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PARALYSIS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549121710     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21060     Document Type: Article

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