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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Known as: NMES, therapeutic (subthreshold) electrical stimulation 
A procedure in which small electric impulses are used to stimulate muscles that are weak or paralyzed. It helps to increase muscle strength, blood… (More)

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1983-2017
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2011
2011
Predictor-Based Compensation for Electromechanical Delay During Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Electromechanical delay (EMD) is a biological artifact that arises due to a time lag between electrical excitation and tension… (More)
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2010
2010
Adaptive Inverse Optimal Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a prescribed treatment for various neuromuscular disorders, where an electrical… (More)
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2009
2009
Nonlinear Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Tracking Control of a Human Limb
A high-level objective of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is to enable a person to achieve some functional task… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Musculoskeletal plasticity after acute spinal cord injury: effects of long-term neuromuscular electrical stimulation training.
Maintaining the physiologic integrity of paralyzed limbs may be critical for those with spinal cord injury (SCI) to be viable… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Using Propensity Scores to Help Design Observational Studies: Application to the Tobacco Litigation
Propensity score methodology can be used to help design observational studies in a way analogous to the way randomized… (More)
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2004
2004
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for quadriceps muscle strengthening after bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a case series.
STUDY DESIGN A case series. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this case series was to assess the effect of high-intensity neuromuscular… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Home based neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a new rehabilitative strategy for severely disabled patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
BACKGROUND Passive training of specific locomotor muscle groups by means of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) might be… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Electrical stimulation of wrist extensors in poststroke hemiplegia.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE It has been suggested that cyclic neuromuscular electrical stimulation (ES) may enhance motor recovery… (More)
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1999
1999
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation after anterior cruciate ligament surgery.
This randomized, double blind, controlled trial was designed to determine the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical… (More)
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1991
1991
Mechanisms underlying the training effects associated with neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
Although neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can increase the ability of muscle to exert force, the means by which this… (More)
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