Targeted rehabilitation after extracellular matrix scaffold transplantation for the treatment of volumetric muscle loss

NE Gentile, KM Stearns, EHP Brown… - American Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Rehabilitation therapy is an important aspect of recovery after volumetric muscle loss.
However, the traditional rehabilitation approach involves a period of rest and passive …

Matrix metalloproteinases in skeletal muscles: friends or foes?

HS Alameddine - Neurobiology of disease, 2012 - Elsevier
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are members of an enzyme family that require a zinc ion
at their active site. Active at neutral pH, they catalyze normal turnover of extracellular matrix …

Electrical stimulation impairs early functional recovery and accentuates skeletal muscle atrophy after sciatic nerve crush injury in rats

D Gigo‐Benato, TL Russo, S Geuna… - Muscle & Nerve …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Neuromuscular recovery after peripheral nerve lesion depends on the regeneration of
severed axons that re‐establish their functional connection with the denervated muscle. The …

Effects of 660 and 780 nm low‐level laser therapy on neuromuscular recovery after crush injury in rat sciatic nerve

D Gigo‐Benato, TL Russo, EH Tanaka… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Post‐traumatic nerve repair is still a challenge for
rehabilitation. It is particularly important to develop clinical protocols to enhance nerve …

Stretching and electrical stimulation reduce the accumulation of MyoD, myostatin and atrogin-1 in denervated rat skeletal muscle

TL Russo, SM Peviani, JLQ Durigan… - Journal of muscle …, 2010 - Springer
Denervation causes muscle atrophy and incapacity in humans. Although electrical
stimulation (ES) and stretching (St) are commonly used in rehabilitation, it is still unclear …

Effect of Low‐L evel Laser Therapy (LLLT) on Acute Neural Recovery and Inflammation‐R elated Gene Expression After Crush Injury in Rat Sciatic Nerve

CC Alcântara, D Gigo‐Benato… - Lasers in surgery …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Peripheral nerve function can be debilitated by different
kinds of injury. Low‐level laser therapy (LLLT) has been used successfully during …

Effects of photobiomodulation therapy (LED 630 nm) on muscle and nerve histomorphometry after axonotmesis

GML Della Santa, MC Ferreira… - Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Peripheral injuries constitute a substantial clinical problem with unsatisfactory treatment. The
study's objective was to analyze the effects of photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) on …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of electrical stimulation and stretching on the adaptation of denervated skeletal muscle: implications for physical therapy

TF Salvini, JLQ Durigan, SM Peviani… - Brazilian journal of …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
BACKGROUND: This review will describe the main cellular mechanisms involved in the
reduction and increase of myoproteins synthesis commonly associated with muscle atrophy …

Far‐Infrared Therapy Promotes Nerve Repair following End‐to‐End Neurorrhaphy in Rat Models of Sciatic Nerve Injury

TY Chen, YC Yang, YN Sha, JR Chou… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This study employed a rat model of sciatic nerve injury to investigate the effects of
postoperative low‐power far‐infrared (FIR) radiation therapy on nerve repair following end …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of two intensities of treadmill exercise on neuromuscular recovery after median nerve crush injury in Wistar rats

MC Ferreira, MX Oliveira, JI Souza… - Journal of Exercise …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Considering the potential action of exercise on neuroplasticity and the need to adapt
protocols to enhance functional recovery after nerve injury, this study evaluated the effects of …