OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effect of pedal cadence upon torque production, power output and muscle fatigue rates during functional electrical stimulation evoked cycling in spinal cord injured individuals. SUBJECTS All subjects had complete thoracic spinal cord injuries T4-T9 (ASIA A) and had been functional electrical stimulation training regularly for at least 6 months. METHODS ...

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is defined as the electrical stimulation of muscles that have impaired motor control, in order to produce a contraction to obtain functionally useful movement. It was first proposed in the 1980s as a treatment option in children with cerebral palsy (CP). FES is used to achieve a direct orthotic effect during gait, for example, by triggering the dorsiflexo...

OBJECTIVE Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for correction of dropped foot has been shown to increase mobility, reduce the incidence of falls and to improve quality of life. This study aimed to determine how long the intervention is of benefit, and the total cost of its provision. DESIGN Retrospective review of medical records. PARTICIPANTS One hundred and twenty-six people with spast...

A novel design of a low cost non-powered orthosis device for home-based upper limb stroke rehabilitation is proposed. The design allows the device to be integrated with a dual robotic and electrical stimulation control scheme, to thereby enable full exploitation of the motor relearning principles which underpin both robotic therapy and Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) based stroke rehabi...

BACKGROUND Functional electrical stimulation (FES) has shown benefits in patients with chronic heart failure. Therefore, it is possible that FES can benefit patients similarly after cardiac surgery. OBJECTIVE This randomized placebo-controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effects of FES on lower limb functional capacity, strength, endurance, and muscle mass after discharge from cardiac surgery...

Partial to complete paralysis following spinal cord injury (SCI) causes deterioration in health and has severe effects on the ability perform activities of daily living. Following discovery neural plasticity, neurorehabilitation therapies have emerged that aim reconstruct motor circuit damaged cord. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) been incorporated into devices purposeful motions upper ...

BACKGROUND Clinical studies have shown that after incomplete spinal cord lesions at the thoracic level, patients can develop functional gait patterns through gait training. To date, however, training has been ineffective in producing gait in patients with clinically motor complete spinal cord lesions. OBJECTIVE Here we report a patient with chronic motor complete spinal cord injury who regain...

This paper describes the concept for a cooperatively controlled combination of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) with a motor-driven exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation in hemiplegic patients. The objective is to combine the therapy advantages of FES with a mechanical bracing system, which provides sufficient stabilization and supports a physiological gait pattern. A multi-layered, switch...

OBJECTIVE Motor imagination (MI) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) can activate the sensory-motor cortex through efferent and afferent pathways respectively. Motor imagination can be used as a control strategy to activate FES through a brain-computer interface as the part of a rehabilitation therapy. It is believed that precise timing between the onset of MI and FES is important for s...

Abstract According to the Neuro Patience report of Neurological Alliance, 1 in 6 people UK has a neurological condition. With growth technology, rehabilitation for problems is one fastgrowing fields. Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) those neuro-rehabilitation methods that uses electrical nerve stimulation restore functional muscle movements are lost due such as stroke and multiple sclero...