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Feasibility Study of a Take-Home Array-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation System With Automated Setup for Current Functional Electrical Stimulation Users With Foot-Drop [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014
Objective To investigate the feasibility of unsupervised community use of an array-based automated setup functional electrical stimulator for current foot-drop functional electrical stimulation (FES) users. Design Feasibility study. Setting Gait
Mohammad M D Sobuh   +2 more
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Functional Electrical Stimulation Improves Activity After Stroke: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015
Carol McKinstry   +2 more
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Functional electrical stimulation

Artificial Life and Robotics, 2000
Percutaneous intramuscular electrodes and a portable multichannel system were used to restore the function of paralyzed upper and lower extremities in spinal cord injuries and hemiplegic patients. The hybrid functional electrical stimulation (FEC) using percutaneous intramuscular electrodes provides practical ambulation for paraplegics.
Yoichi Shimada   +2 more
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Neuromodulation for Functional Electrical Stimulation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2019
This article describes the application of neuromodulation in different ways to motor recovery, to replace lost function, or to improve function of organ systems for those who have experienced spinal cord injury or stroke. Multiple devices have been developed and are currently available for use whereas others are still in the experimental stage ...
Richard D, Wilson   +7 more
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Functional electrical stimulation

Physiological Measurement, 1997
In the health-care professions, electrical stimulation is used for three purposes: to aid diagnosis; as a therapeutic tool; and to restore lost or damaged functions. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) and functional neurostimulation (FNS) are terms which are more or less interchangeable, and which encompass the third of these purposes.
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Conditioning electrical stimulation promotes functional nerve regeneration

Experimental Neurology, 2019
&NA; Peripheral nerve regeneration following injury is often incomplete, resulting in significant personal and socioeconomic costs. Although a conditioning crush lesion prior to surgical nerve transection and repair greatly promotes nerve regeneration ...
J. Senger   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Functional Electrical Stimulation: An Overview

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 1989
The development of future neural prostheses involves much more than connecting commercially available stimulators to disabled individuals. Safe and effective operation of prostheses requires fundamental studies of the electrode‐tissue interface. The electrochemistry of the interface must be controlled to prevent toxic byproducts.
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Functional Electrical Stimulation

2021
The activation of excitable biological tissues such as nerves and muscles by external electrical stimulation follows well-studied neurophysiological principles. Similar to the physiological condition, the nerve membrane is depolarized by the stimulus until the activation threshold is reached and action potentials are triggered for generation of muscle ...
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Functional Electrical Stimulation Capability Maps

2019 9th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER), 2019
We introduce capability maps visualizing the abilities of the arm of a person with a cervical spinal cord injury activated by functional electrical stimulation (FES). We map the arm’s workspace at different wrist positions using a person-specific arm model based on force data gathered during interactions with a robot. We describe four maps: 1) a map of
Eric M. Schearer, Derek N. Wolf
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Functional electrical stimulation for stoke rehabilitation

Medical Hypotheses, 2012
tion. Also, regardless of the orthotic benefit of FES, the process of ‘‘learning-relearning’’ could vary from one individual to another depending upon the person’s inherent ability, and the type of neurological disorder and its severity. In general, this hypothesis therefore explains why individual might have short-lasting effect or no overall ...
Krishna Bhat, Subramanya   +2 more
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