Functional electrical stimulation cycling wheelchair for stroke patients: Design and preliminary evaluation results

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 295-300

  Lo, Hsin Chang ^a   Tsai, Kuen Horng ^b   Su, Fong Chin ^c   Yeh, Chun Yu ^d  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAINAN   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Functional electrical stimulation; Hemiplegia; Maneuverability; Stroke; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EVALUATION; DAILY LIVES; EVALUATION RESULTS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HEMIPLEGIA; HEMIPLEGIC PATIENTS; MANUAL WHEELCHAIR; PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS; RECOVERY STAGES; STROKE; STROKE PATIENTS;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MANEUVERABILITY;

WHEELCHAIRS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION CYCLING WHEELCHAIR; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANUAL WHEELCHAIR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POWERED WHEELCHAIR; STROKE PATIENT; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 80053219937     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5405/jmbe.857     Document Type: Article

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