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The study will excist of two experiments. The first experiment is a two week overnight electrical stimulation program and in the second experiment subjects will be stimulated for 4 months.With these two experiments we wish to answer the following…
The general accepted Hueter-Volkmann law describes the inverse relation between compressive forces on the physis and the rate of physeal growth. So compression decreases and tension increases longitudinal growth. The observed deformities in patients…
The primary goal of this study to investigate the long term functional and radiological outcome of those patients that underwent a cervical laminectomy in the treatment of a cervical spondylotic myelopathy.The secondary goal is to determine those…
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of surface electrical stimulation of the gluteal and hamstring muscles on sitting pressure under the buttocks during daily life (3 hours). A second purpose is to compare the effects of only…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute effects of gluteal and hamstring ES on femoral artery blood flow, skin vascular function and energy expenditure using ES shorts as a simplistic non-invasive method of ES.
Primary Objective: To evaluate potential changes in body composition and REE after NMES therapy at home for 12 weeks.We hypothesize that NMES therapy would result in hypertrophy of gluteal and hamstring muscles, and an increase in LL-LBM, total LBM…
Part 1:To determine the effect of depth of anaesthesia, as quantified by pEEG, on the quality of Tc-MEP measurements during spinal surgery.Hypothesis: lower depth of anaesthesia, defined by higher values of pEEG will:a. Decrease the threshold…
The aim of this research proposal is to examine the effect of different ISIs on mTc-MEPs.Primary research question: What is the effect of different interstimulus intervals (ISIs) on mTc-MEP thresholds, peak-to-peak amplitudes, and area under the…
Regular electrical stimulation induced muscle activation increases muscle mass and volume and augments muscle, subcutaneous and skin blood flow in individuals with a spinal cord injury. Moreover, electrical stimulation applied to the ischial…
To develop a prediction equation to validly estimate the body composition of people with a SCI using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)To develop a prediction equation to validly estimate the resting energy expenditure of people with a SCI from…
- The main objective of this study is to develop a predictive model that can estimate the rest energy expenditure in indviduals with SCI or LLA.- To develop a model based on raw accelerometry data that can estimate the energy expenditure during ADL…