The effect of functional electrical stimulation on the physiological cost of gait in people with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 954-961

  Paul, Lorna ^a   Rafferty, D ^b   Young, S ^b   Miller, L ^c   Mattison, P ^c   McFadyen, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Gait; Multiple sclerosis; Outcome measure; Physiological cost; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; ENERGY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; WALKING AID; WALKING SPEED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 54449098076     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458508090667     Document Type: Article

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