A novel functional electrical stimulation treatment for recovery of hand function in hemiplegia: 12-Week pilot study

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-25

  Knutson, Jayme S ^a,b   Hisel, Terri Z ^b   Harley, Mary Y ^b   Chae, John ^a,b,c  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation; Hemiplegia; Medical device; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; GLOVE; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; PARESIS; PILOT STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149168865     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968308317577     Document Type: Article

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