Comparison of the effectiveness of active and passive neuromuscular electrical stimulation of hemiplegic upper extremities: A randomized, controlled trial

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 315-322

  Boyaci, Ahmet ^a,b   Topuz, Oya ^a   Alkan, Hakan ^a   Ozgen, Merih ^a,c   Sarsan, Ayse ^a   Yildiz, Necmettin ^a   Ardic, Fusun ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURES; GONIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINTS; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS (NMES); STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 84887823502     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: 14735660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328360e541     Document Type: Article

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