Gait Rehabilitation Using Functional Electrical Stimulation Induces Changes in Ankle Muscle Coordination in Stroke Survivors: A Preliminary Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that post-stroke gait rehabilitation combining functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the ankle muscles during fast treadmill walking (FastFES) improves gait biomechanics and clinical walking function. However, there is considerable inter-individual variability in response to FastFES. Although FastFES aims to sculpt ankle muscle coordination, whether changes in ankle muscle activity underlie observed gait improvements is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate three cases illustrating how FastFES modulates ankle muscle recruitment during walking. Methods: We conducted a preliminary case series study on three individuals (53-70 y; 2 M; 35-60 months post-stroke; 19-22 lower extremity Fugl-Meyer) who participat

SUBMITTER: Allen JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6306420 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature