Seat Pressure Changes after Eight Weeks of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling: A Pilot Study | Zendy

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Seat Pressure Changes after Eight Weeks of Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling: A Pilot Study

Author(s) -

David R. Dolbow,

Ashraf S. Gorgey,

James Dolbow,

David R. Gater

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1945-5763

pISSN - 1082-0744

DOI - 10.1310/sci1903-222

Subject(s) - cycling , medicine , functional electrical stimulation , wheelchair , spinal cord injury , rehabilitation , physical therapy , stimulation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , spinal cord , archaeology , psychiatry , history , world wide web , computer science

Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common secondary condition associated with spinal cord injury (SCI). PUs can potentially interfere with activities of daily living, occupational duties, and rehabilitation programs, and in severe cases they may threaten life. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling has been proposed as an activity that may decrease the risk of PUs through the promotion of increased blood flow and thickening of the gluteus maximus. The purpose of this pilot study was to measure the effects of home-based FES cycling on the average and maximal seat pressure of wheelchair-reliant individuals with SCI.

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