Electrical Stimulation and Neuromuscular Disorders
In many cases of neuromuscular disorders the physician is faced with a complete lack of therapeutic approaches. This helplessness places the doctor in a position of conflict between his desire to help and his awareness that there is no treatment. In this situation it is tempting to indiscriminately...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1986, 1986
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1986 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. Effects of Nerves on Muscle
- The Role of Activity in the Development of the Mammalian Motor Unit
- Skeletal Muscle Adaptation in Response to Chronic Stimulation
- The Effect of Long-Term Electrical Stimulation on Capillary Supply and Metabolism in Fast Skeletal Muscle
- The Acetylcholine Receptor and Neural Control of Its Distribution
- Factors Influencing Motor Nerve Growth
- II. Repair Processes in the Peripheral Nervous System
- Neural Activity and the Reorganization of Motor Units in Reinnervated Skeletal Muscle
- Electrical Activity in Injured Peripheral Nerves
- Assessment of the Regenerative Capacity of Peripheral Nervous System: Enhancement of Sprouting Capacity by Exogenous Gangliosides
- Effects of Activity on Restorative Processes in the Autonomic Nervous System
- III. Muscle Plasticity in Disease
- The Role of Passive Stretch in Retarding Muscle Atrophy
- Stimulation of Denervated Muscle. What Do Isometric and Isotonic Recordings Tell Us?
- Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Denervated Muscle
- Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Normal and Diseased Human Muscle
- Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis with Daily Short-Term Electrostimulation