Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Plus Nutritional Counseling Attenuates Thigh Muscle Thickness Loss in Hospitalized Cancer Patients
short-term intervention combining nutritional counseling with NMES increased thigh MT and the MT/ICW ratio, possibly due to NMES-induced extracellular water expansion.
Authors
- Lara G. Mainardi
- Jéssica Ferreira Mayrink Ivo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9942-9426)
- Gustavo D. Pimentel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2979-9819)
- Tatyanne L. N. Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9160-4373)
- Benjamin T. Wall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2556-7631)
- Thaís C. Borges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-8186)
- Renata G. C. Abadio
Institutions
- University of Exeter (GB)
- Universidade Federal de Goiás (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathophysiology
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathophysiology32040068
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico