The effects of functional electrical stimulation leg cycle ergometry training on arterial compliance in individuals with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 722-726

  Zbogar, D ^a   Eng, J J ^a,b,c   Krassioukov, A V ^c   Scott, J M ^a   Esch, B T A ^a   Warburton, D E R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^c INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arterial compliance; Exercise; Functional electrical stimulation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLIANCE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADIAL ARTERY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149232363     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.34     Document Type: Article

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