Functional electrical stimulation and Spinal Cord Injury

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 631-654

  Ho, Chester H ^a   Triolo, Ronald J ^b,c,d   Elias, Anastasia L ^e   Kilgore, Kevin L ^b,c,d,f   DiMarco, Anthony F ^c,f   Bogie, Kath ^b,c,d   Vette, Albert H ^e,g   Audu, Musa L ^b,d   Kobetic, Rudi ^b   Chang, Sarah R ^b,d   Chan, K Ming ^e   Dukelow, Sean ^a   Bourbeau, Dennis J ^b,f   Brose, Steven W ^b,f,h   Gustafson, Kenneth J ^b,d,f   Kiss, Zelma H T ^a   Mushahwar, Vivian K ^e  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^g GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^h OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Electrodes; Muscle spasticity; Neurogenic urinary bladder; Paralysis; Pressure ulcer; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

BLADDER FUNCTION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRODE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; GAIT; HUMAN; IMPLANTED NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DEVICES; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; ELECTROTHERAPY; INNERVATION; LOWER LIMB; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRUNK; UPPER LIMB; URINATION DISORDERS; WALKING;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TORSO; UPPER EXTREMITY; URINATION DISORDERS; WALKING;

EID: 84904683498     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2014.05.001     Document Type: Review

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