Effects of endurance and strength-directed electrical stimulation training on the performance and histological properties of paralyzed human muscle: A pilot study

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 756-763

  Duffell, Lynsey D ^a   Rowlerson, Anthea M ^a   Donaldson, Nick De N ^b   Harridge, Stephen D R ^a   Newham, Di J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Electrical stimulation; Muscle; Spinal cord injury; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYCLING; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BICYCLING; BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARALYSIS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 78149331282     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21746     Document Type: Article

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