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Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-Campinas), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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