Neuromuscular electrical stimulation attenuates thigh skeletal muscles atrophy but not trunk muscles after spinal cord injury

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 977-984

  Gorgey, Ashraf S ^a,b   Dolbow, David R ^a,b   Cifu, David X ^a,b   Gater, David R ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Skeletal muscle cross sectional areas; Spinal cord injury; Thigh muscles; Trunk muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THIGH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; ORGAN SIZE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THIGH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879550621     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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