Sagittal spinal alignment in paraplegics: a new paradigm for the rehabilitation under neuromuscular electrical stimulation

• Published in: Spinal cord Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 251 - 256
• Main Authors: Castro de Medeiros, R, Jaccard, A P B, Cliquet, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.03.2010; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adult; Anatomy; Anthropometry; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges. Spinal cord; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Human Physiology; Humans; Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents; Kyphosis - pathology; Leg - physiology; Lordosis - pathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - innervation; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurochemistry; Neurology; Neuropsychology; Neurosciences; original-article; Paralysis - pathology; Paraplegia - rehabilitation; Posture - physiology; Radiography; Socioeconomic Factors; Spine - anatomy & histology; Spine - diagnostic imaging; Spine - physiology; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; spinal cord injury; paraplegic standing; sagittal spinal alignment; neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Nervous system diseases; Vertebral canal; Motor system disorder; Electrical stimulus; Alignment; Paraplegia; Spinal cord trauma; Central nervous system disease; Rehabilitation; Neurological disorder; Spinal cord disease
• ISSN: 1362-4393; 1476-5624; 1476-5624
• DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.123

Study design: Radiographic analysis of sagittal spinal alignment of paraplegics in a standing position under surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES). Objectives: Describing the radiographic parameters of the sagittal spinal alignment of paraplegics going through a rehabilitation program...