Early muscular interventions in the critically ill patient

Symposium
Chairs: E. Clini (Modena, Italy), T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Aims: This symposium should clarify the role of the most relevant muscular interventions in critically ill bed-bound patients.

Neuromuscular abnormalities in the intensive care unit B. De Jonghe (Poissy, France)
Training the upper limbs M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Italy)
Enhancing skeletal muscle performance with neuromuscular stimulation I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)