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Protocols aiming to increase muscle mass in persons with motor complete spinal cord injury: a systematic review

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this review was to compare all intervention modalities aimed at increasing skeletal muscle mass (SMM) in the paralysed limbs of persons with chronic (>1-year post-injury), motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review of EMBASE, MEDLINE, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus databases was conducted from inception until December 2021. Published intervention studies aimed to increase SMM (measured …

Authors

Fenton JM; King JA; Hoekstra SP; Valentino SE; Phillips SM; Goosey-Tolfrey VL

Journal

Disability and Rehabilitation, Vol. 45, No. 9, pp. 1433–1443

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publication Date

April 24, 2023

DOI

10.1080/09638288.2022.2063420

ISSN

0963-8288