Lower extremity functional electrical stimulation cycling promotes physical and functional recovery in chronic spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 623-631

  Sadowsky, Cristina L ^a,b   Hammond, Edward R ^a   Strohl, Adam B ^c   Commean, Paul K ^d   Eby, Sarah A ^e   Damiano, Diane L ^f   Wingert, Jason R ^g   Bae, Kyongtae T ^h   McDonald III, John W ^a,i  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity based restorative therapy; Assistive technology; Cycle ergometry; Functional electrical stimulation; Paraplegia; Physical muscle strength; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Spasticity; Spinal cord injury; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN SPINAL INJURY ASSOCIATION IMPAIRMENT SCALE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRETCHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890483472     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000101     Document Type: Article

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