Rehabilitation with neuromuscular electrical stimulation leads to functional gains in ambulation in patients with secondary progressive and primary progressive multiple sclerosis: A case series report

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1343-1349

  Wahls, Terry L ^a,b   Reese, David ^c   Kaplan, Daniel ^b   Darling, Warren G ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Performance Therapies PC   (United States)

^d E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; WALKING;

EID: 78650101414     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0080     Document Type: Article

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