ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023
Electrical Stimulation Exercise for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Healthcare Provider Perspective.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of device-based neuromodulation on the motor recovery of patients with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2025Pooled it
- Global research trends and hotspots of artificial intelligence research in spinal cord neural injury and restoration-a bibliometrics and visualization analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
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- Cross-lagged assessment between indices of leisure time physical activity and domains of quality of life after electrical stimulation training in persons with spinal cord injury: An exploratory trial.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Skeletal muscle hypertrophy and enhanced mitochondrial bioenergetics following electrical stimulation exercises in spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Trial
- The Impact of Cancer Treatment On Oral Structures and the Facial Part of the Skull - Implications for Prosthetic Treatment and Oncological Risk.Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- Bibliometric analysis of research on spinal cord injury and functional electrical stimulation: trends and frontiers.Spinal cord · 2026Article
- Retrospective Analysis of Cardiovascular Effects of FES Cycling in People with Complete and Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Restoring hand grasping for patients with a complete tetraplegia with selective epineural stimulation: a parsimonious thus relevant clinical approach.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- A translational preclinical strategy for chronic spinal cord injury: neuroprotective and regenerative potential of botulinum neurotoxin type A combined with muscle atrophy prevention via electrostimulation.Military Medical Research · 2026Article
- Research progress on the effects of epidural electrical stimulation on lower extremity function in patients with spinal cord injury.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Assessment of User Experience, Acceptability, Usability, Human-Device Interaction, and Ergonomics in Two Mobile FES-Cycling Systems for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.Artificial organs · 2025Article
- Neuroplasticity and Nervous System Recovery: Cellular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Advances, and Future Prospects.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Padua Days on Muscle and Mobility Medicine, March 25-29, 2025, Hotel Petrarca, Euganean Thermae, Italy: Program and Abstracts.European journal of translational myology · 2025Article
- Effects of acute phase intensive electrical muscle stimulation in COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: an observational case-control study.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Optimized progression of Full-Body In-Bed Gym workout: an educational case report.European journal of translational myology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Electrical stimulation exercise has become an important modality to help improve the mobility and health of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Electrical stimulation is used to stimulate peripheral nerves in the extremities to assist with muscle strengthening or functional activities such as cycling, rowing, and walking. Electrical stimulation of the peripheral nerves in the upper extremities has become a valuable tool for predicting the risk of hand deformities and rehabilitating functional grasping activities. The purpose of this paper is to provide healthcare providers perspective regarding the many rehabilitation uses of electrical stimulation in diagnosing and treating individuals with SCI. Electrical stimulation has been shown to improve functional mobility and overall health, decrease spasticity, decrease the risk of cardiometabolic conditions associated with inactivity, and assist in the diagnosis/prognosis of hand deformities in those with tetraplegia. Studies involving non-invasive stimulation of the spinal nerves via external electrodes aligned with the spinal cord and more invasive stimulation of electrodes implanted in the epidural lining of the spinal cord have demonstrated improvements in the ability to stand and enhanced the stepping pattern during ambulation. Evidence is also available to educate healthcare professionals in using functional electrical stimulation to reduce muscle spasticity and to recognize limitations and barriers to exercise compliance in those with SCI. Further investigation is required to optimize the dose-response relationship between electrical stimulation activities and the mobility and healthcare goals of those with SCI and their healthcare providers.
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