Functional electrical stimulation of dorsiflexor muscle: Effects on dorsiflexor strength, plantarflexor spasticity, and motor recovery in stroke patients

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 393-400

  Sabut, Sukanta K ^a   Sikdar, Chhanda ^b   Kumar, Ratnesh ^b   Mahadevappa, Manjunatha ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b National Institute for the Orthopaedically Handicapped   (India)

Author keywords

electrical stimulation; foot drop; motor recovery; spasticity; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOOT MALFORMATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERONEUS NERVE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863398680     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2011-0717     Document Type: Article

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