Hybrid functional electrical stimulation orthosis system for the upper limb: Effects on spasticity in chronic stable hemiplegia

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 276-281

  Weingarden, Harold P ^a   Zeilig, Gabriel ^a   Heruti, Raphael ^a   Shemesh, Yehezkel ^a   Ohry, Abraham ^a   Dar, Amit ^b   Katz, Deganit ^c   Nathan, Roger ^d   Smith, Amanda ^e  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Clinical Services   (Israel)

^c Maccabi Health Fund ^*  (Israel)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Functional Electrical Stimulation; Hemiplegia; Spasticity; Upper Limb

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE; ORTHOTICS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HEMIPLEGIA;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE TONE; ORTHOSIS; SPASTICITY; WORK DISABILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARM; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0032127503     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199807000-00002     Document Type: Article

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