Effect of gradually modulated electrical stimulation on the plasticity of artificially evoked movements |
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| Authors: | U. Stanić A. Trnkoczy R. Aćimović N. Gros |
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| Affiliation: | (1) J. Stefan Institute & Faculty for Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 61000 Ljubljana, Uugoslavia;(2) Institute SRS for Rehabilitation of the Disabled, 61000 Ljubljana, Yugoslavia |
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| Abstract: | The paper presents a feasibility study to show that movement plasticity can be improved using a gradually modulated stimulation sequence. The stimulation amplitude can be adjusted to eight above-threshold levels for 16 equal intervals within the walking cycle. The efficiency of such stimulation was demonstrated on the drop-foot correction with two hemiparetic patients. The pretibial muscle group was stimulated and a significant improvement of the ankle-joint goniograms was shown. This fact suggests that a more important correction of hemiplegic gait using multichannel continuously modulated sequences can be achieved. |
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| Keywords: | Functional electrical stimulation of extremities Gait rehabilitation Peroneal braces |
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