ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021
Patient-specific functional electrical stimulation strategy based on muscle synergy and walking posture analysis for gait rehabilitation of stroke patients.
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- Synergy-based Functional Electrical Stimulation for gait rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a pilot study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Trial
- Motor modules are largely unaffected by pathological walking biomechanics: a simulation study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Application of Muscle Synergies for Gait Rehabilitation After Stroke: Implications for Future Research.Neurology international · 2024Review
- Muscle Synergy Analysis as a Tool for Assessing the Effectiveness of Gait Rehabilitation Therapies: A Methodological Review and Perspective.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Improvement in lower extremity hemiplegia in a post-operative brain tumor patient by applying an integrated volitional control electrical stimulator.Journal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- Whole-Body Adaptive Functional Electrical Stimulation Kinesitherapy Can Promote the Restoring of Physiological Muscle Synergies for Neurological Patients.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Using Logistic Multivariate Analysis to Explore the Effects of Nursing and Psychological Factors on Motor and Cognitive Rehabilitation in Patients with Stroke: Based on a Retrospective Case-Control Study.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate a novel multi-channel functional electrical stimulation (FES) rehabilitation method based on the evaluation of patient-specific walking dysfunction.
methodsThis study investigated a novel multi-channel FES-based rehabilitation method that analysed the patient's muscle synergy and walking posture. A patient-specific FES profile was produced in the pre-evaluation stage by comparing the muscle synergy and walking posture of the patient with those of healthy control subjects. During the rehabilitation phase, this profile was used to determine an appropriate FES pulse width and amplitude for stimulating the patient's muscles as they walked across a flat surface.
resultsTwo stroke patients with hemiplegic symptoms participated in a clinical evaluation of the proposed method involving a 4-week course of rehabilitation. An evaluation of the rehabilitation results based on a comparison of the pre- and post-rehabilitation muscle synergy and walking posture revealed that the rehabilitation enhanced the muscle synergy similarity between the patients and healthy control subjects and their quantitative walking performance, as measured by a 10-m walk test and walking speed, by up to 23.38% and 30.00%, respectively.
conclusionThese results indicated that the proposed rehabilitation method improved walking ability by improving muscle coordination and adequately supporting weakened muscles in stroke patients.
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