The addition of electrical stimulation to progressive resistance training does not enhance the wrist strength of people with tetraplegia: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 696-704

  Glinsky, Joanne ^a   Harvey, Lisa ^a   van Es, Pauline ^b   Chee, Shane ^c   Gandevia, Simon C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; QUADRIPLEGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERAPY EFFECT; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WRIST;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; QUADRIPLEGIA; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349122492     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509104171     Document Type: Article

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