ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2016
Multi-contact functional electrical stimulation for hand opening: electrophysiologically driven identification of the optimal stimulation site.
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- Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation Combined With Usual Physiotherapy on Hand Pain and Function in Stroke: Protocol for a Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2026Article
- A Compositional Calibration Framework for Multi-Channel Functional Electrical Stimulation Enabling Hand Gesture Generation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Smart Textile Biofeedback Training System for Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke: Co-Design Development and Evaluation Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Electrical stimulation in upper limb assistance: opportunities and challenges.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- BCI-FES With Multimodal Feedback for Motor Recovery Poststroke.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Progress in Brain Computer Interface: Challenges and Opportunities.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2021Review
- A Flexible Pulse Generator Based on a Field Programmable Gate Array Architecture for Functional Electrical Stimulation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Computational Design of FastFES Treatment to Improve Propulsive Force Symmetry During Post-stroke Gait: A Feasibility Study.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2019Article
- User-centered practicability analysis of two identification strategies in electrode arrays for FES induced hand motion in early stroke rehabilitation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- sEMG Signal Acquisition Strategy towards Hand FES Control.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2018Article
- Electrode placement on the forearm for selective stimulation of finger extension/flexion.PloS one · 2018Article
- A decision support system for electrode shaping in multi-pad FES foot drop correction.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2017Article
- Hybrid Neuroprosthesis for the Upper Limb: Combining Brain-Controlled Neuromuscular Stimulation with a Multi-Joint Arm Exoskeleton.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundFunctional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is increasingly applied in neurorehabilitation. Particularly, the use of electrode arrays may allow for selective muscle recruitment. However, detecting the best electrode configuration constitutes still a challenge.
methodsA multi-contact set-up with thirty electrodes was applied for combined FES and electromyography (EMG) recording of the forearm. A search procedure scanned all electrode configurations by applying single, sub-threshold stimulation pulses while recording M-waves of the extensor digitorum communis (EDC), extensor carpi radialis (ECR) and extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscles. The electrode contacts with the best electrophysiological response were then selected for stimulation with FES bursts while capturing finger/wrist extension and radial/ulnar deviation with a kinematic glove.
resultsThe stimulation electrodes chosen on the basis of M-waves of the EDC/ECR/ECU muscles were able to effectively elicit the respective finger/wrist movements for the targeted extension and/or deviation with high specificity in two different hand postures.
conclusionsA subset of functionally relevant stimulation electrodes could be selected fast, automatic and non-painful from a multi-contact array on the basis of muscle responses to subthreshold stimulation pulses. The selectivity of muscle recruitment predicted the kinematic pattern. This electrophysiologically driven approach would thus allow for an operator-independent positioning of the electrode array in neurorehabilitation.
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