Variable-frequency-train stimulation of skeletal muscle after spinal cord injury

• Published in: Journal of rehabilitation research and development Vol. 41; no. 1; p. 33
• Main Authors: Bickel, C. Scott, Slade, Jill M., VanHiel, Leslie R., Warren, Gordon L., Dudley, Gary A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Superintendent of Documents 2004
• Subjects: Adult; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Fatigue; Female; Humans; Male; Muscle, Skeletal; Rehabilitation; Skeletal system; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - rehabilitation

Skeletal muscle, after spinal cord injury (SCI), becomes highly susceptible to fatigue. Variable-frequency trains (VFTs) enhance force in fatigued human skeletal muscle of able-bodied (AB) individuals. VFTs do this by taking advantage of the "catch-like" property of skeletal muscle. Howeve...