Relationship between intensity of quadriceps muscle neuromuscular electrical stimulation and strength recovery after total knee arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can facilitate the recovery of quadriceps muscle strength after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), yet the optimal intensity (dosage) of NMES and its effect on strength after TKA have yet to be determined.

Objective

The primary objective of this study was to determine whether the intensity of NMES application was related to the recovery of quadriceps muscle strength early after TKA. A secondary objective was to quantify quadriceps muscle fatigue and activation immediately after NMES to guide decisions about the timing of NMES during rehabilitation sessions.

Design

This study was an observational experimental investigation.

Methods

Data were collected from 30 people who were 50 to 85 years of age and who receive

SUBMITTER: Stevens-Lapsley JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3432951 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature