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. 2022 Oct 5;12(10):e064748. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064748

Table 2.

Progression of the current amplitude (mA) of the stimulation parameters, and ankle weights of the right leg from week 1 to week 45 following LPWS protocol in the trial

Repetitions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Week 1
 Pulse width: 200 ms Set 1 Amp (mA)-set 1 160 160 160 160 160 165 165 165 165 165
 Pulse interval: 400 ms Set 2 Amp (mA)-set 2 170 170 170 170 170 175 175 175 175 175
 Frequency: 1.66 Hz Set 3 Amp (mA)-set 3 180 180 180 180 180 185 185 185 185 185
 Ankle weights: 0 lbs Set 4 Amp (mA)-set 4 190 190 190 190 190 195 195 195 195 195
Week 45
 Pulse width: 35 ms Set 1 Amp (mA)-set 1 200 172 148 163 165 166 169 182 200 173
 Pulse interval: 400 ms Set 2 Amp (mA)-set 2 191 183 173 180 179 200 170 185 187 187
 Frequency: 25 Hz Set 3 Amp (mA)-set 3 200 177 163 194 200 199 200 200 170 191
 Ankle weights: 2 lbs Set 4 Amp (mA)-set 4 200 173 177 173 196 200 195 178 200 200

The highlighted region represents the amplitude in week 45.

Note the amplitude of the current increased approximately by 19% in week 1 from set 1 to set 4, this reflects the increase in muscle fatigue of the denervated knee extensor muscle group during one training session. This fatigue pattern decreased to only 9% in week 45 (ie, last training bout) following 12 months of training in one of the participants.

LPWS, long pulse width stimulation.