Preventing fatigue of fast striated muscles of the pelvic floor and slow striated muscles of the limb by manipulating the on-off time of electric stimulation Ariane Poortmans, LB, Jean-Jacques Wyndaele, MD, DSC, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 83, Issue 4, Pages 550-554 (April 2002) DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.30925 Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Evolution of the contraction force during 10 minutes of stimulation of the iliococcygeus when different on-off time ratios were used. The results are expressed as mean remaining force, relative force (%) of the initial maximal isometric tension, after 5 and 10 minutes of stimulation (n = 9): ●, 3 on 40 off; ■, 3 on 30 off; ▴, 3 on 20 off; ▾, 3 on 10 off. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002 83, 550-554DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2002.30925) Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Evolution of the contraction force during 10 minutes of stimulation of the pubococcygeus when different on-off time ratios were used. The results are expressed as mean remaining force, relative force (%) of the initial maximal isometric tension, after 5 and 10 minutes of stimulation (n = 9): ●, 3 on 40 off; ■, 3 on 30 off; ▴, 3 on 20 off; ▾, 3 on 10 off. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002 83, 550-554DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2002.30925) Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Evolution of the contraction force during 10 minutes of stimulation of the soleus when different off time ratios were used. The results are expressed as mean remaining force, relative force (%) of the initial maximal isometric tension, after 5 and 10 minutes of stimulation (n = 9): ●, 5 on 40 off; ■, 5 on 30 off; ▴, 5 on 20 off; ▾, 5 on 10 off. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002 83, 550-554DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2002.30925) Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Evolution of the contraction force during 10 minutes of stimulation of the soleus when different on-off time ratios were used. The results are expressed as mean remaining force, relative force (%) of the initial maximal isometric tension, after 5 and 10 minutes of stimulation (n = 7): ●, 10 on 20 off; ■, 20 on 20 off; ▴, 10 on 30 off; ▾, 20 on 30 off. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2002 83, 550-554DOI: (10.1053/apmr.2002.30925) Copyright © 2002 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Terms and Conditions