Functional Electrical Stimulation of Denervated Muscles: Basic Issues

Author: Stanley Salmons, Zoe Ashley, Hazel Sutherland, Michael F. Russold, Feng Li, and Jonathan C. Jarvis

Journal / Proceeding: Artificial Organs, Volume 29 Page 199  - March 2005, doi:10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.29034.x, Volume 29 Issue 3

Abstract: Denervating injuries result in flaccid paralysis and severe atrophy of the affected muscles. This work reviews the potential for functional restoration of such muscles by electrical stimulation, focusing on the basic scientific issues.

Institute: Muscle Research Group, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Language: English