Functional electrical stimulation (FES) may modify the poor prognosis of stroke survivors with severe motor loss of the upper extremity. A preliminary study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 627-636

  Alon, Gad ^a,b   Levitt, Alan F ^a   McCarthy, Patricia A ^b,c  

^a Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Kernan Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Hand function; Stroke; Task specific; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PARALYSIS; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; SURVIVOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; ARM; COGNITION; DISABILITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PARALYSIS; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY; VIDEO RECORDING; VOLITION;

EID: 48549092213     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31817fabc1     Document Type: Article

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