Creatine supplementation plus neuromuscular electrical stimulation improves lower-limb muscle strength and quality of life in hemodialysis men

Abstract

Dear Editor, Hemodialysis leads to sarcopenia, a syndrome characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass with reduction of physical performance.() Likewise, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been used as strategy for improvement in muscle mass and strength.(,) We performed a prospective, short-term and single-arm study that evaluated adult men (38.18±12.86 years) undergoing hemodialysis for 40.73±36.98 months ( ). Of 15 patients, four women were excluded and 11 men met the inclusion criteria ( ). This study was approved [...]