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ArticleProgress in rehabilitation medicine2020

Preventive Effects of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation on Muscle Atrophy in the Paretic Lower Limb of Acute Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study.

Keita Suzuki, Tomotaka Ito, Yuji Okada, Takashi Hiraoka, Kozo Hanayama, Akio Tsubahara

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Article in Progress in rehabilitation medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Keita SuzukiDepartment of Public Health, Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Tomotaka ItoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
Yuji OkadaRehabilitation Center, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
Takashi HiraokaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
Kozo HanayamaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
Akio TsubaharaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
Kawasaki Medical School Hospital · JPKawasaki University of Medical Welfare · JPKanazawa University · JPKawasaki Medical School · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) on muscle atrophy prevention in the rectus femoris muscle (RF) of the paretic limb in acute stroke patients.

methodsTwelve acute stroke patients with a National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score >5 and a motor score of the paretic lower limb >2 at admission were divided into an intervention group (rPMS: mean age, 75±6.4 years) and a conventional care group (non-rPMS: mean age, 62±11.8 years). Baseline measurements were performed within 4 days of stroke onset. In the rPMS group, treatment was applied to the paretic thigh only for 2 weeks, 5 days a week, in addition to conventional care. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the RF was assessed in both limbs using ultrasound at baseline and 2 weeks later. Data on patient characteristics were collected from the clinical records to assess correlations with the CSA rate of change.

resultsPatients in the rPMS group were significantly older. Although the CSA of the RF did not change significantly on either side in the rPMS group, there was a significant decrease in the CSA on the paretic side in the non-rPMS group. However, no significant difference was observed in the CSA rate of change in the rPMS and non-rPMS groups. The CSA rate of change on the paretic side correlated negatively with age in the rPMS group.

conclusionsOur results suggest that rPMS prevents muscle atrophy more effectively in patients in their 60s than in patients more than 70 years old.

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agingmagnetic stimulationmuscle atrophystrokeultrasonography

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