Neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with better preserved fat-free mass

Clinics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 401-406

  Nápolis, Lara Maris ^a   Corso, Simone Dal ^a,b   Neder, José Alberto ^a   Malaguti, Carla ^a,b   Gimenes, Ana Cristina Oliveira ^a   Nery, Luiz Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Nove de Julho University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body composition; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Electrical stimulation; Exertion; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957603079     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011000300006     Document Type: Article

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