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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021 Functional electrical stimulation therapy (FEST) can improve motor function after neurological injuries. However, little is known about cortical changes after FEST and weather it can improve motor function after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Matija Milosevic +10 more
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Biomechanics of functional electrical stimulation [PDF]
Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 1982 Patients with hemiplegia frequently have difficulty in walking due to lack of eversion and dorsiflexion capability of the foot. One method of treating these patients utilizes functional electrical stimulation (FES). The effect of FES on locomotion, co-ordination, proprioception and balance sense was assessed using instrumented gait analysis and a ...
C M, van Griethuysen +3 more
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BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2020 Functional electrical stimulation is a technique to produce functional movements after paralysis. Electrical discharges are applied to a person’s muscles making them contract in a sequence that allows performing tasks such as grasping a key, holding a ...
C. Marquez-Chin, M. Popovic
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Do Electrical Stimulation Devices Reduce Pain and Improve Function?—A Comparative Review
Pain and Therapy, 2023 Background Multiple forms of electrical stimulation (ES) potentially offer widely varying clinical benefits. Diminished function commonly associated with acute and chronic pain lessens productivity and increases medical costs. This review aims to compare
Christian B. Allen +3 more
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2020 Neurological conditions like hemiplegia following stroke or tetraplegia following spinal cord injury, result in a massive compromise in motor function. Each of the two conditions can leave individuals dependent on caregivers for the rest of their lives ...
N. Kapadia, B. Moineau, M. Popovic
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Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2015 Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) that convert brain-recorded neural signals into intended movement commands could eventually be combined with Functional Electrical Stimulation to allow individuals with Spinal Cord Injury to regain effective and intuitive
James Yu-Chang Liao +3 more
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BMC Biomedical Engineering, 2019 Background Hybrid exoskeletons are a recent development which combine Functional Electrical Stimulation with actuators to improve both the mental and physical rehabilitation of stroke patients.
Ashley Stewart +2 more
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Brain-actuated functional electrical stimulation elicits lasting arm motor recovery after stroke
Nature Communications, 2018 Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are used in stroke rehabilitation to translate brain signals into intended movements of the paralyzed limb. However, the efficacy and mechanisms of BCI-based therapies remain unclear.
A. Biasiucci +13 more
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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2020 OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of unilateral, proximal arm robot-assisted therapy combined with hand functional electrical stimulation to intensive conventional therapy for restoring arm function in subacute stroke survivors. DESIGN This was a single
S. Straudi +7 more
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Influence of transcutaneous electrical stimulation on heterotopic ossification: an experimental study in Wistar rats [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2015 Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a metaplastic biological process in which there is newly formed bone in soft tissues, resulting in joint mobility deficit and pain. Different treatment modalities have been tried to prevent HO development, but there is no
T.G.G. Zotz, J.B. de Paula
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