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2294533

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-6
pubmed:abstractText
This case report documents the treatment of a spinal cord injured patient with acrocyanosis of both feet. The 37-year-old white male patient sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury at the age of 16 years, which resulted in an incomplete vertebral fracture of the C5-C6 level. He was treated with computerized neuro-muscular electrical stimulation (NMES) of the quadriceps femoris muscle with weights applied to the ankles an average of two times per week for six weeks. Improvements in the color of the patient's skin and toe ulcers, stronger pedal pulses bilaterally, decreased swelling bilaterally, and subjective reports of less discomfort were noted. The empirical findings of this case report suggest that computerized NMES may be effective for improving circulation in the spinal cord injured individual with acrocyanosis. Further study, however, is needed to determine whether a relationship may exist between blood flow and computerized NMES.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0031-9023
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Acrocyanosis in a spinal cord injured patient--effects of computer-controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation: a case report.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, CT 06856.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports