Pressure changes under the ischial tuberosities of seated individuals during sacral nerve root stimulation
Liu, Liang Q. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6358-1637, Nicholson, Graham P., Knight, Sarah L., Chelvarajah, Ramesh, Gall, Angela, Middleton, Fred R. I., Ferguson-Pell, Martin W. and Craggs, Michael D.
(2006)
Pressure changes under the ischial tuberosities of seated individuals during sacral nerve root stimulation.
Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 43
(2)
.
pp. 209-218.
ISSN 0748-7711
[Article]
(doi:10.1682/JRRD.2005.04.0078)
Abstract
Neuromuscular stimulation via the sacral nerve roots is proposed for prevention of ischial pressure ulcers following a spinal cord injury (SCI). Acute effects of sacral functional magnetic stimulation (FMS) on seat interface pressure changes were investigated in five nondisabled volunteers. Similar effects were demonstrated with functional electrical stimulation in people with SCI who used a sacral anterior root stimulator implant. The results indicated that sacral nerve root stimulation, either by FMS or implanted electrical stimulation, induced gluteus maximus contraction and mild pelvic tilt sufficient for clinically significant reductions in ischial pressures during sitting.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords (uncontrolled): | Functional electrical stimulation; functional magnetic stimulation; gluteal muscles; ischial pressure change; ischial tuberosity; pressure ulcer; sacral nerve root stimulation; seat interface pressure; spinal cord injury; wheelchair use |
| Research Areas: | A. > School of Health and Education > Adult, Child and Midwifery |
| Item ID: | 11717 |
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| Depositing User: | Liang Liu |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2013 07:32 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2016 14:28 |
| URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/11717 |
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