Electrical Stimulation Therapy Increases Rate of Healing of Pressure Ulcers in Community-Dwelling People With Spinal Cord Injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 669-678

  Houghton, Pamela E ^c   Campbell, Karen E ^a,c   Fraser, Christine H ^b   Harris, Connie ^d   Keast, David H ^b,c   Potter, Patrick J ^b   Hayes, Keith C ^b,c   Woodbury, M Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d CarePartners   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Pressure ulcer; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING; WOUND ASSESSMENT; WOUND CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAPLEGIA; PRESSURE ULCER; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77951288692     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.12.026     Document Type: Article

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