Alternating stimulation of synergistic muscles during functional electrical stimulation cycling improves endurance in persons with spinal cord injury

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1163-1169

  Decker, M J ^a   Griffin, L ^a   Abraham, L D ^a   Brandt, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SETON FAMILY OF HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Paralysis; Quadriceps; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MYOGRAPHY; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNERGIC MUSCLE ALTERNATION STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOGRAPHY; PARALYSIS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 77957017247     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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