ArticleCurrent physical medicine and rehabilitation reports2014
Improving the Efficiency of Electrical Stimulation Activities After Spinal Cord Injury.
Article in Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Energy Expenditure, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Body Composition Following Arm Cycling or Functional Electrical Stimulation Exercises in Spinal Cord Injury: A 16-Week Randomized Controlled Trial.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Single session exercises and concurrent functional electrical stimulation are more effective on muscles' force generation than only exercises in spinal cord injured persons: a feasibility study.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2020Trial
- Graphene-based materials: an innovative approach for neural regeneration and spinal cord injury repair.RSC advances · 2025Review
- Neural Mechanisms Underlying Robust Target Selection in Response to Microstimulation of the Oculomotor System.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025Article
- Electrical stimulation for the treatment of spinal cord injuries: A review of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive functional improvements.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2023Review
- Activity based restorative therapy considerations for children: medical and therapeutic perspectives for the pediatric population.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Benefits and interval training in individuals with spinal cord injury: A thematic review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2022Review
- Recruitment order of motor neurons promoted by epidural stimulation in individuals with spinal cord injury.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2021Article
- Shoulder Functional Electrical Stimulation During Wheelchair Propulsion in Spinal Cord Injury Subjects.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2017Article
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Abstract
In order to enhance spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation programs using neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) it is important to examine the manner in which muscle fibers are recruited and the dose-response relationship. A review of the literature suggests that premature force decline and early fatigue with NMES and FES activities may be alleviated with decreased current frequency and increased current intensity. Dose-response relationships with NMES and FES are dependent on the goals of interest as reversing muscle atrophy can be achieved with activities 2-3 times per week for 6 or more weeks while increasing bone mass is more limited and requires more intense activity with greater exercise frequency and duration, e.g., 3-5 days per week for at least 6-12 months. The best known protocol to elicit neurological improvement is massed practice activities-based restorative therapies (ABRT) (3-5 h per day for several weeks).
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