ArticleSpinal cord series and cases2017
A feasibility pilot using telehealth videoconference monitoring of home-based NMES resistance training in persons with spinal cord injury.
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Effects of Evoked Resistance Training and Testosterone After Spinal Cord Injury
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Moderate-Intensity Training on Cardiometabolic Health Markers in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2019Trial
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- The feasibility and effect of a peer-facilitated, remote handcycling sport program for aging adults with spinal cord injury or disease: a mixed methods case series.Spinal cord series and cases · 2025Article
- Models of Telehealth Service Delivery in Adults With Spinal Cord Injuries: Scoping Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2023Article
- Electrical Stimulation Exercise for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Healthcare Provider Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- The Physiology of Neurogenic Obesity: Lessons from Spinal Cord Injury Research.Obesity facts · 2023Review
- Effects of two different paradigms of electrical stimulation exercise on cardio-metabolic risk factors after spinal cord injury. A randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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- Quantification of trunk and android lean mass using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry compared to magnetic resonance imaging after spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Article
- Paradigms of Lower Extremity Electrical Stimulation Training After Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2018Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThe objective of the study was to investigate the feasibility and initial efficacy of telehealth communication in conjunction with surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) resistance training (RT) to induce muscle hypertrophy. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a home-based setting of within-subject control design of trained vs controlled limbs. Five men with chronic (>1 year postinjury) motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI) participated in a twice-weekly telehealth videoconference program using home-based NMES-RT for 8 weeks. Stimulation was applied to the knee extensor muscle group of the trained leg, while the untrained leg served as a control. Participants received real-time feedback to ensure a proper setup of electrodes and stimulator to monitor subject safety throughout the entire training session. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to measure cross-sectional areas (CSAs) and intramuscular fat (IMF) of the whole thigh and individual muscle groups. Average two-way travel time, distance traveled in miles and total cost of gas per mile were calculated.
resultsParticipants had 100% compliance. Trained whole and absolute knee extensor muscle CSA increased by 13% ( DISCUSSION: The pilot work documented that using telehealth communication is a safe, feasible and potentially cost-reducing approach for monitoring home-based NMES-RT in persons with chronic SCI. All trained muscles showed detectable muscle hypertrophy with concomitant decrease in ectopic adipose tissue.
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