Application of Muscle/Nerve Stimulation in Health and Disease

• Main Authors: Vrbová, Gerta (Author), Hudlicka, Olga (Author), Centofanti, Kristin Schaefer (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Advances in Muscle Research, 4
• Subjects: Medicine.; Rehabilitation.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Sports medicine.; Physiotherapy.; Health.; Medicine & Public Health.; Rehabilitation Medicine.; Sports Medicine.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.

The first evidence that electrical changes can cause muscles to contract was p- vided by Galvani (1791). Galvani’s ideas about ‘animal electricity’ were explored during the 19th and 20th century when it was firmly established that ‘electricity’ is one of the most important mechanisms used for commun...

Table of Contents:

• Plasticity of the Mammalian Motor Unit
• Cardiovascular System: Changes with Exercise Training and Muscle Stimulation
• Electrical Stimulation as a Therapeutic Tool to Restore Motor Function
• Electrical Stimulation for Health, Beauty, Fitness, Sports Training and Rehabilitation.