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The influence of daily surface electrical stimulation of paraplegic patients' muscles is discussed in the paper. The optimisation of stimulation and training parameters and functionality of retrained muscles when performing erect standing or primitive walking, is discussed.
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This work was done at the Rehabilitation Institute and Faculty for Electrical Engineering within the Rehabilitation Engineering Centre of Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, and supported by the Slovene Research Community and the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Dept. HEW, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
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Turk, R., Kralj, A., Bajd, T. et al. The alternation of paraplegic patients muscle properties due to electrical stimulation exercising. Spinal Cord 18, 386–391 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1980.67
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