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Prog Brain Res ; 137: 27-34, 2002.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12440357

RESUMO

This article reviews the use of therapeutic and functional electrical stimulation in subjects after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Muscles become much weaker and more fatigable, while bone density decreases dramatically after SCI. Therapeutic stimulation of paralyzed muscles for about 1 h/day can reverse the atrophic changes and markedly increase muscle strength and endurance as well as bone density. Functional electrical stimulation can also improve the speed and efficiency of walking in people with an incomplete SCI. Finally, a modified wheelchair is described in which electrical stimulation or residual voluntary activation of leg muscles can produce movements of a footrest that is coupled to the wheels. The wheelchair can provide greater mobility and fitness to persons who are not functional walkers and currently use their arms to propel a wheelchair.


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Terapia por Estimulação Elétrica , Atividade Motora , Traumatismos da Medula Espinal/terapia , Humanos , Fadiga Muscular , Músculo Esquelético/fisiopatologia , Traumatismos da Medula Espinal/reabilitação , Cadeiras de Rodas
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