Immediate effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on spasticity in patients with spinal cord injury

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-210

  Ho Chung, Bryan Ping ^a   Cheng, Benson Kam Kwan ^a  

^a TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANKLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953089464     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509343235     Document Type: Article

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