Electrical stimulation plus progressive resistance training for leg strength in spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled trial

Spinal Cord

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 570-575

  Harvey, L A ^a,b   Fornusek, C ^c   Bowden, J L ^a   Pontifex, N ^a   Glinsky, J ^a   Middleton, J W ^a   Gandevia, S C ^d   Davis, G M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL REHABILITATION CENTRE SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

electrical stimulation; physical therapy; resistance training; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954309374     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.191     Document Type: Article

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