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. 2014 Apr;26(4):563-6.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.563. Epub 2014 Apr 23.

Comparison of Gait Aspects According to FES Stimulation Position Applied to Stroke Patients

Byeong-Mu Mun  1 , Tae-Ho Kim  2 , Jin-Hwan Lee  1 , Jin-Youg Lim  1 , Dong-Kwon Seo  3 , Dong-Jin Lee  4
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Comparison of Gait Aspects According to FES Stimulation Position Applied to Stroke Patients

Byeong-Mu Mun et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

[Purpose] This study sought to identify the gait aspects according to the FES stimulation position in stroke patients during gait training. [Subjects and Methods] To perform gait analysis, ten stroke patients were grouped based on 4 types of gait conditions: gait without FES stimulation (non-FES), gait with FES stimulation on the tibialis anterior (Ta), gait with FES stimulation on the tibialis anterior and quadriceps (TaQ), and gait with FES stimulation on the tibialis anterior and gluteus medius (TaGm). [Results] Based on repeated measures analysis of variance of measurements of gait aspects comprised of gait speed, gait cycle, and step length according to the FES stimulation position, the FES stimulation significantly affected gait aspects. [Conclusion] In conclusion, stimulating the tibialis anterior and quadriceps and stimulating the tibialis anterior and gluteus medius are much more effective than stimulating only the tibialis anterior during gait training in stroke patients using FES.

Keywords: FES; Gait; Stroke.

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