International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-9096
+44 1300 500008
Department of Surgery Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Research Article
Bone Mineral Density can be kept in Spinal Cord Injured Subjects under Long Term Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
Author(s): Cintia Kelly Bittar, Raissa Cardoso e Silva*, Orcizo Silvestr, Emily Ayumi Kimoto, Marcelo Chaves de Paula, Leonardo Suguimoto and Alberto Cliquet Jr
Background: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is a rehabilitation method currently used among patients with spinal cord injury, but its results are not well defined yet. The objective of this study is to analyze the contribution of rehabilitation with Neuro-Muscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) assessing Bone Mineral Density (BMD), quality of life aspects and demographic characteristics, after 10 years under treatment.
Methods and findings: Retrospective longitudinal study between 2008 and 2020, at Spinal Cord Injury Outpatient Clinic, University Hospital, with 24 participants with spinal cord injury in rehabilitation with NMES. Identification questionnaire, Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and bone density exam were used for, respectively, demographic analysis, quality of life and BMD. Data from 2008 were catalogued as Pi and curre.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2329-9096-22.S17.002