Symposium

Changes in Bone Parameters in Response to Electrical Stimulation Exercise After Spinal Cord Injury 4044

Corresponding Presenter(s)

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  Ashraf S. Gorgey, PhD, MPT, FACSM, FACRM

  Director of SCI Research
  Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
  Richmond, VA, United States

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Presenter(s)

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  Dora Ifon, PhD, AGPCNP-BC

  Nurse Practitioner, Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders
  Richmond VA Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia
  Richmond, VA, United States

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  David R. Dolbow, PhD, DPT, RKT

  Professor
  Physical Therapy Program and College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University
  Hattiesburg, MS, United States

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Rehabilitation strategies targeted towards attenuating bone loss are highly desirable in persons with SCI. Today, electrical stimulation exercise programs offer unique capabilities with and without pharmacological intervention on bone loss after SCI. We will discuss the available evidence that highlight different applications of electrical stimulation on knee bone mineral density and trabecular bone in persons with SCI.

Learning Objectives:

• discuss mechanisms and functional effects of functional electrical stimulation cycling on bone loss after SCI
• We will discuss strategies of using different paradigms of electrical stimulation exercise including resistance training and cycling on trabecular bone and bone mineral density
• .highlight the role of NMES- resistance training and rowing with Vitamin D supplements on trabecular bone parameters after SCI
• We will discuss mechanisms and functional effects of functional electrical stimulation cycling on bone loss after SCI.