Dosage of neuromuscular electrical stimulation: Is it a determinant of upper limb functional improvement in stroke patients?

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-130

  Hsu, Shu Shyuan ^g   Hu, Ming Hsia ^a,b,c   Luh, Jer Junn ^a,c   Wang, Yen Ho ^a,d   Yip, Ping Keung ^e,f   Hsieh, Ching Lin ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Physical Therapy Center   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Stimulation dosage; Stroke; Upper extremity function

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84863014051     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0917     Document Type: Article

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