Functional electrical stimulation improves motor recovery of the lower extremity and walking ability of subjects with first acute stroke: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

Stroke

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-85

  Yan, Tiebin ^a   Hui Chan, Christina W Y ^a   Li, Leonard S W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Motor activity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPASTICITY; STROKE; WALKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANKLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 11144248953     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000149623.24906.63     Document Type: Article

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