Supporting front crawl swimming in paraplegics using electrical stimulation: a feasibility study

Abstract Background Participation in physical and therapeutic activities is usually severely restricted after a spinal cord injury (SCI). Reasons for this are the associated loss of voluntary motor function, inefficient temperature regulation of the affected extremities, and early muscle fatigue. Hy...

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Main Authors: Constantin Wiesener, Lotta Spieker, Jens Axelgaard, Rachel Horton, Andreas Niedeggen, Nikolaus Wenger, Thomas Seel, Thomas Schauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-020-00682-6