International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on the Feet and Ankles of the Spinal Cord Injured
  Author(s): Cintia Kelly Bittar, Luiz Pedro Bianchi*, Raissa Cardoso e Silva, Orcizo Silvestre and Alberto Cliquet Jr
  
  Context: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is a rehabilitation method currently used among patients with spinal cord injury, but its results are not well defined yet. Objective: The purpose of this study was to clinically and radiographically evaluate comorbidities on the feet and ankles of patients with spinal cord injuries who underwent Neuro-Muscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES). Methods: Between July 2020 and April 2021, 17 patients at the spinal cord injury ambulatory clinic who underwent NMES (group A) were submitted to a clinical and radiographic assessment of their feet and ankles and compared with a spinal cord injury group (group B) who did not undergo NMES and a group of able-bodied individuals (group C). The ANOVA test was used to compare all the three groups and Mann-Whitney test and T t.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-9096-22.10.638

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