Effects of functional electrical stimulation on muscle health after spinal cord injury

KD Atkins, CS Bickel - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Spinal cord injury is a devastating condition interrupting voluntary movement and motor
control. In response to unloading, skeletal muscle undergoes numerous adaptations …

Lower extremity functional electrical stimulation cycling promotes physical and functional recovery in chronic spinal cord injury

CL Sadowsky, ER Hammond, AB Strohl… - The journal of spinal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To examine the effect of long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation
(FES) cycling on the physical integrity and functional recovery in people with chronic spinal …

Long‐term intensive electrically stimulated cycling by spinal cord–injured people: Effect on muscle properties and their relation to power output

LD Duffell, NN Donaldson, TA Perkins… - Muscle & Nerve …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Inactivity and muscular adaptations following spinal cord injury (SCI) result in secondary
complications such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, and pressure sores. Functional …

Improving the efficiency of electrical stimulation activities after spinal cord injury

DR Dolbow, WR Holcomb, AS Gorgey - Current physical medicine and …, 2014 - Springer
In order to enhance spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation programs using neuromuscular
electrical stimulation (NMES) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) it is important to …

A review of functional electrical stimulation treatment in spinal cord injury

S Luo, H Xu, Y Zuo, X Liu, AH All - Neuromolecular medicine, 2020 - Springer
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) has been widely adopted to elicit muscle contraction
in rehabilitation training after spinal cord injury (SCI). Conventional FES modalities include …

Muscle atrophy is prevented in patients with acute spinal cord injury using functional electrical stimulation

JC Baldi, RD Jackson, R Moraille, WJ Mysiw - Spinal cord, 1998 - nature.com
Severe muscle atrophy occurs rapidly following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Previous
research shows that neuromuscular or 'functional'electrical stimulation (FES), particularly …

One year of training with FES has impressive beneficial effects in a 36-year-old woman with spinal cord injury

G Deley, J Denuziller, JM Casillas… - The journal of spinal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Context: Reductions of muscular and cardiorespiratory functions are often observed in
people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and several studies demonstrated the benefits of aerobic …

SCIPA Switch-On: a randomized controlled trial investigating the efficacy and safety of functional electrical stimulation–assisted cycling and passive cycling initiated …

MP Galea, MG Panisset, D El-Ansary… - … and Neural Repair, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Substantial skeletal muscle atrophy after spinal cord injury (SCI) carries
significant repercussions for functional recovery and longer-term health. Objective. To …

Skeletal muscle hypertrophy and attenuation of cardio-metabolic risk factors (SHARC) using functional electrical stimulation-lower extremity cycling in persons with …

AS Gorgey, RE Khalil, JC Davis, W Carter, R Gill… - Trials, 2019 - Springer
Background Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at heightened risks of developing
unfavorable cardiometabolic consequences due to physical inactivity. Functional electrical …

Electrical stimulation to promote muscle and motor unit force and endurance after spinal cord injury

T Gordon, N Tyreman - The Journal of Physiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fatigue is a common feature of paralysed skeletal muscle, hindering performance when
subjected to functional electrical stimulation (ES) for movement. We asked whether (1) 20 Hz …