Application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the lower limb skeletal muscles in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Increasing physical activity is a widely-known method of rehabilitation of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, what kind of procedure is to be applied if a patient suffers from advanced heart or respiratory failure, cannot undertake ph...

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Main Authors: Ewa Barbara Kucio, Justyna Niesporek, Cezary Kucio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Continuo 2017-03-01
Series:Family Medicine & Primary Care Review
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/Application-of-neuromuscular-electrical-stimulation-of-the-lower-limb-skeletal-muscles-in-the-rehabilitation-of-patients-with-chronic-heart-failure-and-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease,95,29088,1,1.html