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Development of a functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) muscle training program to prepare paraplegics for standing
Wheelchair-bound paraplegics are in an unnatural, almost all-day sitting position. This is physiologically disadvantageous as it may cause increased abdominal pressure, renal dysfunction, pressure sores, muscle atrophy and osteoporosis. Thus it would be beneficial, physiologically and psychologicall...
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MRC/UCT RU for Exercise and Sport Medicine
2017
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