Pilot randomized trial of progressive resistance exercise augmented by neuromuscular electrical stimulation for people with multiple sclerosis who use walking aids

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 197-204

  Coote, Susan ^a   Hughes, Lonan ^a   Rainsford, Gary ^b   Minogue, Conor ^b   Donnelly, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Biomedical Research Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Mobility limitation; Multiple sclerosis; Rehabilitation; Therapeutic electrical stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BERG BALANCE SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IMPACT SCALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WALKING SCALE; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE EXERCISE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WALKING AID; AGED; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COMPLICATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SELF CARE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; DEPENDENT AMBULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SELF CARE;

EID: 84921433147     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.09.021     Document Type: Article

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