Functional electrical stimulation

Functional Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

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Functional Electrical Stimulation vs

Fourteen Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) and 15 Ablebodied (AB) individuals participated in two 30 minutes (min) standing sessions. The control groups (SCICONT, ABCONT) consisted of both AB and SCI standing still with no muscle contraction. The experimental groups consisted of both SCI subjects (SCIEXP) standing with use of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)-induced muscle activation of four low...

Biomechanics of functional electrical stimulation.

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 postural sway test. In general patients treated ...

Functional Electrical Stimulation in Paraplegia

Advances in functional electrical stimulation (FES).

This review discusses the advancements that are needed to enhance the effects of electrical stimulation for restoring or assisting movement in humans with an injury/disease of the central nervous system. A complex model of the effects of electrical stimulation of peripheral systems is presented. The model indicates that both the motor and sensory systems are activated by electrical stimulation....