Acute effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on lactate, IGF-1 and cognition in chronic spinal cord injury: A pilot randomized cross-over study
Acute NMES did not induce changes in IGF-1 levels or cognitive performance in individuals with SCI. However, 30 min of 100 mA of NMES significantly increased lactate levels, and could be used as a marker of NMES intensity in this population. Further research is required to explore various NMES protocols and their impact on cognitive domains in individuals with SCI.
Authors
- Swathi Gujral (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4775-2106)
- Oron Levin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9072-5122)
- Charlotte C. M. van Laake‐Geelen
- Wouter A. J. Vints (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-4949)
- Jeanine Verbunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9060-9455)
- Vaida Pokvytytė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2085-089X)
- Orgesa Qipo
- Nerijus Masiulis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2137-4226)
- Ugnė Mazuronytė
Institutions
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- Lithuanian Sports University (LT)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Adelante (NL)
- Catholic University of America (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2025.2545067
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47
Funders
- Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba