Intermittent electrical stimulation redistributes pressure and promotes tissue oxygenation in loaded muscles of individuals with spinal cord injury

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 246-255

  Gyawali, Selina ^a   Solis, Leandro ^a   Chong, Su Ling ^a   Curtis, Cara ^a   Seres, Peter ^a   Kornelsen, Isaak ^a   Thompson, Richard ^a   Mushahwar, Vivian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep tissue injury; Electrical stimulation; MRI; Oxygenation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRESSURE; RATS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251489818     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00661.2010     Document Type: Article

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