Response of gait deficits to neuromuscular electrical stimulation for stroke survivors

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1511-1522

  Daly, Janis J ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination; Electrical stimulation; FES; FNS; Functional electrical stimulation; Functional neuromuscular stimulation; Gait; Gait deficits; Gait training; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 33750622269     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.6.10.1511     Document Type: Review

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