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| Title |
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and dietary interventions to reduce oxidative stress in a secondary progressive multiple sclerosis patient leads to marked gains in function: a case report
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| Published in |
Cases Journal, August 2009
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| DOI | 10.4076/1757-1626-2-7601 |
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| Authors |
David Reese, Ezzatolah T Shivapour, Terry L Wahls, Shauna D Dudley-Javoroski, Richard Shields |
| Abstract |
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation has been used to aid musculoskeletal recovery. Excessive oxidative stress and excitoxicity are implicated in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. A 52-year-old white female with SPMS had been scooter- and cane-dependent for 4 years. She requested and received a trial of neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Two months after initiating NMES the patient adopted several nutritional interventions to lower oxidative stress and excito-toxicity. During the first 2 months of neuromuscular electrical stimulation, the therapist observed modest gait improvements. Following the addition of nutritional interventions, more rapids gains in strength and endurance, including muscle groups not receiving neuromuscular electrical stimulation were observed by both the therapist and the patient. After 8 months of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (6 months of nutritional intervention) the patient's function had improved sufficiently that she no longer used a scooter or cane and rode her bicycle routinely 8 miles, including hills. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 50% |
| Australia | 2 | 13% |
| Canada | 2 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 81% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 19% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 99 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 94 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 14% |
| Researcher | 12 | 12% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 17 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Unknown | 24 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 76. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2021.
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#564,166
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#4
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#1,391
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