Effects of quadriceps and anterior tibial muscles electrical stimulation on the feet and ankles of patients with spinal cord injuries

Spinal Cord

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 881-885

  Bittar, C K ^a   Cliquet Jr , A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ankle; electrical stimulation therapy; foot; paraplegia; quadriplegia; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BRAZIL; CALCANEUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOT; FOOT MALFORMATION; FOOT ULCER; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; METATARSAL BONE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TALUS; THERAPY EFFECT; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; ANKLE; CHILD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649739641     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.50     Document Type: Article

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