DocumentCode
900185
Title
Functional electrical stimulation [bioengineering]
Author
Grant, Lindsay
Author_Institution
R. United Hospital, Bath, UK
Volume
34
Issue
11
fYear
1988
fDate
12/8/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
443
Lastpage
445
Abstract
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) or functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) is the name that has been given to the controlled stimulation of muscles in order to return some function. After a spinal injury, muscle wastes very rapidly, particularly in the large muscles of the thigh. The author shows that routine stimulation of muscles with an exercise stimulator over many weeks or months, often for 1-2 hours a day, is needed to bring the muscle bulk back to the level where it can support the person when standing. It is only at this point that any kind of ambulation can be attempted
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; muscle; neurophysiology; patient treatment; ambulation; electrical stimulation; exercise stimulator; functional electrical stimulation; functional neuromuscular stimulation; muscle bulk; muscle stimulation; spinal injury;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
Filename
215535
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