Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for muscle strengthening in elderly with knee osteoarthritis - A systematic review

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-31

  De Oliveira Melo, Mônica ^a,d   Aragão, Fernando Amâncio ^a,b   Vaz, Marco Aurélio ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Physique Centre of Physical Therapy and Physical Fitness   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Elderly; Knee osteoarthritis; NMES; Strengthening

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REVIEW;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 84872605627     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.09.002     Document Type: Review

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