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Low, DA, Thijssen, DHJ, Barton, T, Janssen, T, Smit, C and Sloots, M (2018) Femoral artery blood flow and microcirculatory perfusion during acute low-level functional electrical stimulation in spinal cord injury. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97 (10). pp. 721-726. ISSN 0894-9115
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Abstract
Objective – Functional electrical stimulation (FES) may help to reduce the risk of developing macro- and microvascular complications in people with SCI. Low-intensity FES has significant clinical potential since this can be applied continuously throughout the day. This study examines the acute effects of low intensity FES using wearable clothing garment on vascular blood flow and oxygen consumption in people with SCI.
Design – Cross-sectional observation study
Methods – Eight participants with a motor complete SCI received 4x3 minutes of unilateral FES to the gluteal and hamstring muscles. Skin and deep femoral artery blood flow and oxygen consumption were measured at baseline and during each bout of stimulation.
Results – Femoral artery blood flow increased by 18.1% with the application of FES (P=0.02). Moreover, femoral artery blood flow increased further during each subsequent block of FES (P=0.004). Skin perfusion did not change during an individual block of stimulation (P=0.66). Skin perfusion progressively increased with each subsequent bout (P<0.001). There was no change in femoral or skin perfusion across time in the non-stimulated leg (all P>0.05).
Conclusion – Low-intensity FES acutely increased blood flow during stimulation, with a progressive increase across subsequent FES bouts. These observations suggest continuous, low-intensity FES may represent a practical and effective strategy to improve perfusion and reduce the risk of vascular complications.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 97(10):721–726, OCT 2018 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1106 Human Movement And Sports Science |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC1200 Sports Medicine |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Apr 2018 09:22 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 10:33 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8497 |
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