Non-pharmacological treatment and prevention of bone loss after spinal cord injury: A systematic review

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 508-518

  Biering Sorensen F ^a,c   Hansen, B ^a   Lee, B S B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bone mineral; Electrical stimulation; Osteoporosis; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury; Standing

Indexed keywords

BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CYCLING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMUR; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA; TRABECULAR BONE; TRAINING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VIBRATION; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 67651165074     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.177     Document Type: Review

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