Is transcutaneous peroneal stimulation beneficial to patients with chronic stroke using an ankle-foot orthosis? A within-subjects study of patients' satisfaction, walking speed and physical activity level

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-121

  Van Swigchem, Roos ^a   Vloothuis, Judith ^b   Den Boer, Jasper ^a   Weerdesteyn, Vivian ^a,c   Geurts, Alexander C H ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Centre De Trappenberg   (Netherlands)

^c SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Foot; Peroneal nerve; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORTHOTICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERONEAL NERVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; WALKING;

EID: 77449113078     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0489     Document Type: Article

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