Functional Electrical Stimulation for home use in patients after stroke

Aim: The aim of this pragmatic observational study was to identify for which purposes Functional electrical stimulation (FES) has been prescribed in University Rehabilitation Institute Republic Slovenia – Soča (URI-Soča) long term treatment at home and whether prescribing practice changed over time the last 10 years. Methods: A cohort retrospective included 373 stroke patients that performed inpatient rehabilitation Department after URI-Soča between January 2010 December 2019, used FES discharge. Results: most often with mild disability severely affected upper extremity stroke. Half on paretic extremity, 46.9% hemiparetic lower only minority (2.9%) alone. limb predominated almost whole period. 22.3% more than 1 year, average 3.5 combination botulinum toxin therapies as a spasticity one third (29.8%). In group were statistically significantly frequent (P<0.001). Conclusions: Almost one-third got use manage spasticity. More half those who years suggests they felt effectiveness combined approach.