Functional and therapeutical effects of electrical stimulation in hemiplegia

Author

Salazar, J.J. ; Mayagoitia, R.E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Univ. Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

Eight hemiplegic subjects were treated with surface electrical stimulation evaluating its short and long-term effects on spasticity and gait. Spasticity was assessed by the pendulum test. Gait analysis was done by electrogoniometry of knee and hip joints. Results on spasticity showed that six from the eight people had reduced spasticity, one had increased spasticity and one had no effect. Gait results show that two improved their gait pattern with each session, four had an overall improvement and two showed a decrease in their gait parameters

Keywords

gait analysis; neuromuscular stimulation; patient rehabilitation; antagonist muscles; electrogoniometry; functional effects; gait analysis; gait parameters; hemiplegia; hip joints; knee joints; long-term effects; pendulum test; short-term effects; spasticity; surface electrical stimulation; therapeutical effects; Central nervous system; Cities and towns; Electrical stimulation; Hip; Knee; Lesions; Medical treatment; Surface treatment; Testing; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802741

Filename

802741