An Investigation of the Effect of Modifying Stimulation Profile Shape on the Loading Response Phase of Gait, during FES-Corrected Drop Foot: Stimulation Profile and Loading Response

Neuromodulation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-125

  O'Halloran, Thomas ^a   Haugland, Morten ^b   Lyons, Gerard M ^a   Sinkjær, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Drop foot gait; Electrical stimulation; Hemiplegic gait; Orthotic devices

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GAIT; GONIOMETRY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; ORTHOTICS; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 1842782798     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1094-7159.2004.04015.x     Document Type: Article

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