Electrotherapy in stroke rehabilitation can improve lower limb muscle characteristics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ruben DebeufDaan De VliegerArne DefourKaren FeyenStefania GuidaLotte CuypersMahyar FirouziAn TassenoyEva SwinnenDavid BeckwéeLynn Leemans

Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2024)

Current evidence suggests electrotherapy in combination with physiotherapy has positive effects on lower limb muscle strength and skeletal muscle characteristics in patients recovering from stroke.

Keyphrases

lower limb
skeletal muscle
end stage renal disease
atrial fibrillation
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
insulin resistance
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
cerebral ischemia