Tolerance and Physiological Correlates of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in COPD: A Pilot Study
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Tolerance and Physiological Correlates of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in COPD: A Pilot Study
RATIONALE Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) of the lower limbs is an emerging training strategy in patients with COPD. The efficacy of this technique is related to the intensity of the stimulation that is applied during the training sessions. However, little is known about tolerance to stimulation current intensity and physiological factors that could determine it. Our goal was to fin...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094850