Myoelectrically driven functional electrical stimulation may increase motor recovery of upper limb in poststroke subjects: A randomized controlled pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 785-794

  Thorsen, Rune ^a   Cortesi, M ^a   Jonsdottir, J ^a   Carpinella, I ^a   Morelli, D ^a   Casiraghi, A ^a   Puglia, M ^a   Diverio, M ^a   Ferrarin, M ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Action research arm test; Activities of daily living; Electromyography; Functional electrical stimulation; Motor relearning; Myoelectric control; Rehabilitation; Stroke; Taskoriented therapy; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRI-CAL STIMULATIONS; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; STROKE; TASK-ORIENTED; UPPER LIMBS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST SCORE; ADULT; AGED; ARM DISEASE; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALLY PRIORITIZED PROBLEM ASSESSMENT SELF EVALUATION SCORE; MALE; MYOELECTRIC CONTROL; MYOELECTRICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR STIMULATOR; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; WRIST;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARESIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST;

EID: 84883882454     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2012.07.0123     Document Type: Article

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