Improvement of muscle strength and fatigue with high voltage pulsed galvanic stimulation in multiple sclerosis patients - a non-randomized controlled trial

Korkmaz N. C., Kirdi N., TEMUÇİN Ç. M., ARMUTLU K., Yakut Y., KARABUDAK R.

JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, vol.61, no.8, pp.736-743, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 61 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.736-743
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To examine the effects of High Voltage Pulsed Galvanic Stimulation (HVPGS), that was applied to the spasticity associated weakness in knee flexors and ankle dorsiflexors, on strength and fatigue, in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients, in a non-randomized controlled trial.