Motor unit recruitment when neuromuscular electrical stimulation is applied over a nerve trunk compared with a muscle belly: quadriceps femoris

AJ Bergquist, MJ Wiest… - Journal of applied …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can be delivered over a nerve trunk or muscle
belly and both can generate contractions through peripheral and central pathways …

Extra Forces induced by wide-pulse, high-frequency electrical stimulation: Occurrence, magnitude, variability and underlying mechanisms

J Wegrzyk, A Fouré, C Vilmen, B Ghattas… - Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective In contrast to conventional (CONV) neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES),
the use of “wide-pulse, high-frequencies”(WPHF) can generate higher forces than expected …

Short-term maximal-intensity resistance training increases volitional function and strength in chronic incomplete spinal cord injury: a pilot study

A Jayaraman, CK Thompson, WZ Rymer… - Journal of Neurologic …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background and Purpose: Recent research shows that individuals with an incomplete spinal
cord injury (SCI) have a reserve of force-generating capability that is observable during …

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on contralateral quadriceps function

T Cattagni, R Lepers, NA Maffiuletti - Journal of Electromyography and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Because maximal voluntary strength of the knee extensor muscles can be facilitated by the
concomitant application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to the contralateral …

Potential associations between chronic whiplash and incomplete spinal cord injury

AC Smith, TB Parrish, MA Hoggarth… - Spinal cord series and …, 2015 - nature.com
Study Design: This research utilized a cross-sectional design with control group inclusion.
Objectives: Preliminary evidence suggests that a portion of the patient population with …

Full-movement neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves plantar flexor spasticity and ankle active dorsiflexion in stroke patients: a randomized controlled study

Y Wang, F Meng, Y Zhang, M Xu… - Clinical rehabilitation, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To investigate whether full-movement neuromuscular electrical stimulation, which
can generate full range of movement, reduces spasticity and/or improves motor function …

Strategies to augment volitional and reflex function may improve locomotor capacity following incomplete spinal cord injury

KA Leech, HE Kim, TG Hornby - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Many studies highlight the remarkable plasticity demonstrated by spinal circuits following an
incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Such plasticity can contribute to improvements in …

[PDF][PDF] Central contribution to electrically induced fatigue depends on stimulation frequency

S Grosprêtre, N Gueugneau, A Martin… - Medicine & Science in …, 2017 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT GROSPRÊ TRE, S., N. GUEUGNEAU, A. MARTIN, and R. LEPERS. Central
Contribution to Electrically Induced Fatigue depends on Stimulation Frequency. Med. Sci …

Divergent modulation of clinical measures of volitional and reflexive motor behaviors following serotonergic medications in human incomplete spinal cord injury

CK Thompson, TG Hornby - Journal of Neurotrauma, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in profound impairments in volitional strength
and reflex excitability, which contribute to loss of function. Human and animal models …

The effects of wide pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation on elbow flexion torque in individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke

JM Clair-Auger, DF Collins, JPA Dewald - Clinical neurophysiology, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation that incorporates wide pulse widths (1ms)
and high frequencies (100Hz; wide pulse-NMES (WP-NMES)) augments contractions …