Author/Editor		Zupan, A
Title		Long-term electrical stimulation of muscles in children with Duchenne and Becker muscular distrophy
Type		članek
Source		Muscle Nerve
Vol. and No.		Letnik 15
Publication year		1992
Volume		str. 362-7
Language		eng
Abstract		Nine children suffering from progressive muscular dystrophy (7 Duchenne and 2 Becker) were included in a program ot low-frequency electrical stimulation (LFES) of the right tibialis anterior (TA) muscle. Muscle strength and muscle fatigue were estimated by measuring torques in the ankle during attempts of maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) in the direction of dorsal tlexion ot the foot and during electrically evoked contractions (EEC). No important increase in the strength of the stimulated muscles was noticed in 4 boys whose muscles were stimulated for 3 months. The muscles of 5 boys who were subjected to electrical stimulation for 9 months showed an improvement; 6 measurements made during the stimulation program revealed that changes of torques in the ankle of the right stimulated extremity were significantly different (P less th. 0.001 ) from the changes of torques in the ankle of the left nonstimulated extremity.
Descriptors		ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY MUSCLE CONTRACTION MUSCLES MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CHILD MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY TIME FACTORS