Surface electrical stimulation of the quadriceps femoris in patients affected by haemophilia A

• Published in: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 629 - 632
• Main Authors: QUEROL, F., GALLACH, J. E., TOCA-HERRERA, J. L., GOMIS, M., GONZALEZ, L-M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Case-Control Studies; computerized axial tomography; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; electrical stimulation; haemophilia A; Hemophilia A - therapy; Humans; Isometric Contraction - physiology; isometric strength; Male; Middle Aged; Quadriceps Muscle - physiology; rectus femoris; rehabilitation

Eighteen sessions of surface electrical stimulation was applied to the quadriceps femoris of the left leg of ten male subjects affected by severe haemophilia A, while ten healthy subjects constituted the control group. The isometric strength, the electromyographic activity and the diameter of the re...