Title :
Quantitative Gait Evaluation of Hemiplegic Patients Using Electrical Stimulation Orthoses
Author :
Miroljub Kljajic;Tadej Bajd;Uros Stanic
Author_Institution :
J. Stefan Institute and Faculty for Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
Abstract :
Although the functional electrical stimulation orthosis is one of the most recent approaches to the rehabilitation of hemiplegic patients, the quantitative estimate of its influence on the patients walking is not satisfactorily solved. In this communication the variables necessary for gait evaluation are defined and two quantitative methods for their interpretation are given. The second method was tested on eight hemiplegic patients. The results show the applicability of the described techniques of evaluation.
Keywords :
"Electrical stimulation","Orthotics","Legged locomotion","Prosthetics","Neuromuscular stimulation","Humans","Extremities","Muscles","Potentiometers","Testing"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1975.324520