Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) reduces structural and functional losses of quadriceps muscle and improves health status in patients with knee osteoarthritis

@article{Vaz2013NeuromuscularES,
  title={Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) reduces structural and functional losses of quadriceps muscle and improves health status in patients with knee osteoarthritis},
  author={Marco Aur{\'e}lio Vaz and Bruno Manfredini Baroni and Jeam Marcel Geremia and F{\'a}bio Juner Lanferdini and Alexandre Mayer and Adamantios Arampatzis and Walter Herzog},
  journal={Journal of Orthopaedic Research},
  year={2013},
  volume={31}
}
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with quadriceps atrophy and weakness, so muscle strengthening is an important point in the rehabilitation process. [] Key Method In phase 1, 20 women with knee OA were compared with 10 healthy female, asymptomatic, age-matched control subjects. In phase 2, 12 OA patients performed an 8-week NMES strength training program. OA patients presented smaller vastus lateralis thickness (11.9 mm) and fascicle length (20.5%) than healthy subjects (14.1 mm; 24.5%), and also had a…
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