Table 1

Training duration, wk	5
No. of sessions	25
Session duration, min.	30
Pulse duration, ms	0.4
Stimulation frequency, Hz	60-80 (*)
Intensity, mA	20 up to 60 (gradually increasing by 5) (**)
Contraction time, s	8
Resting time, s	8
Duty cycle, %	50

(*) 5 Hz ws used for sham stimulation, warm up and resting phase.
(**) 10 mA was used for sham stimulation

Table 1: NMES training and parameters.