Functional Electrical Stimulation Improves Motor Recovery of the Lower Extremity and Walking Ability of Subjects With First Acute Stroke

Yan, Tiebin; Hui-Chan, C.W.Y.; S.W. Li, Leonard

doi:10.1161/01.str.0000149623.24906.63

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Functional Electrical Stimulation Improves Motor Recovery of the Lower Extremity and Walking Ability of Subjects With First Acute Stroke

Published in Stroke • Nov 30, 2004

Authors:

Tiebin Yan

C.W.Y. Hui-Chan

Leonard S.W. Li

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation (FES) has been investigated in chronic hemiplegia. The present study examines whether FES, given during acute stroke, was more effective in promoting motor recovery of the lower extremity and walking ability than standard...

Subject

Medicine

Stroke (engine)

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

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