Prevention of deep tissue injury through muscle contractions induced by intermittent electrical stimulation after spinal cord injury in pigs

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 286-296

  Solis, Leandro R ^a   Twist, Elizabeth ^a   Seres, Peter ^a   Thompson, Richard B ^a   Mushahwar, Vivian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HINDLIMB; METHODOLOGY; MINIPIG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SWINE; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HINDLIMB; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84872309646     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00257.2012     Document Type: Article

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