Improved Motor Function in Tetraplegics Following Neuromuscular Stimulation-Assisted Arm Ergometry
| Autor: | K J Klose, James G. Broton, T L Cameron, Belinda M. Needham-Shropshire |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male Adolescent Ergometry Treatment outcome Group ii Neuromuscular Junction Quadriplegia Motor function law.invention Manual Muscle Testing Neuromuscular stimulation Randomized controlled trial law Isometric Contraction Humans Medicine Spinal Cord Injuries business.industry Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Anesthesia Arm Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Female Triceps Muscle Neurology (clinical) business Arm ergometry |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 20:49-55 |
| ISSN: | 2045-7723 1079-0268 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10790268.1997.11719455 |
| Popis: | The effectiveness of neuromuscular stimulation (NMS)-assisted arm ergometry for strengthening triceps brachii was evaluated in 34 cervical spinal cord injured persons. Group I (n = 12) received eight weeks of NMS-assisted ergometry. Group II (n = 11) received four weeks of NMS-assisted ergometry followed by four weeks of arm ergometry alone. Group III (N = 11) received only arm ergometry (control group). Seventeen of 24 muscles in Group I subjects had improved manual muscle test scores after eight weeks, compared with 10 of 22 Group II muscles and five of 22 Group III muscles. Including only muscles with initial scores < or = 3, Group I demonstrated significant improvements versus Group III after four weeks (p < .003) and after eight weeks (p < .0005) of exercise. A difference was also found between Groups II and III (p < .03) after eight weeks. These results suggest that NMS-assisted ergometry is effective for strengthening voluntary triceps muscle contractions in tetraplegics. |
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