A pilot study to investigate the combined use of botulinum neurotoxin type A and functional electrical stimulation, with physiotherapy, in the treatment of spastic dropped foot in subacute stroke

Artificial Organs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 263-266

  Johnson, Catherine A ^a   Wood, Duncan E ^a   Swain, Ian D ^a   Tromans, Anthony M ^a   Strike, Paul ^a   Burridge, Jane H ^b  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Electrical stimulation; Equinus; Stroke

Indexed keywords

PHYSICAL THERAPY; WALKING AIDS;

BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN TYPE A; BOTULINUM TOXINS; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; EQUINUS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRI-CAL STIMULATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZES; SIZE CALCULATIONS; STROKE; TREATMENT GROUP;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; CALCULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERONEUS NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; TYPES OF STUDY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0036226697     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2002.06948.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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2. Clinical experience of electronic peroneal stimulators in 50 hemiparetic patients
3. Different types of disturbed motor control in gait of hemiparetic patients
4. The effects of common peroneal stimulation on the effort and speed of walking
5. Indices to describe different muscle activation patterns during treadmill walking, in people with spastic dropped foot
6. Ankle muscle activity before and after botulinum toxin therapy for lower limb extensor spasticity in chronic hemiparetic patients