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ArticleExperimental brain research2021

Application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the support limb during reactive balance control in persons with stroke: a pilot study.

Gonzalo Varas-Diaz, Tanvi Bhatt

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Article in Experimental brain research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06127602 (NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation to Facilitate Perturbation-based REACtive Balance Training for Fall Risk Reduction Post-stroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation to Facilitate Perturbation-based REACtive Balance Training for Fall Risk Reduction Post-stroke: The REACTplusNMES Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoRan2024 to 2027Enrolled46ConditionsStroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Stroke, CerebrovascularArmsReactive balance training with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Reactive balance training without Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
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2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Gonzalo Varas-DiazDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 W, Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4621-056X
Tanvi BhattDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1919 W, Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. tbhatt6@uic.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6417-1018
University of Illinois Chicago · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to the quadriceps muscle of the paretic limb during externally induced stance perturbations on reactive balance control and on fall outcomes in people with chronic stroke. Ten participants experienced 12 stance treadmill perturbation trails, 6 forward balance perturbation trials and 6 backward balance perturbation trials. For each perturbation condition, three perturbation trials were delivered synchronized with neuromuscular electrical stimulation applied to the quadriceps of the paretic limb and three perturbation trials were delivered without stimulation. Behavioral outcome measures, such as incidence of laboratory falls and number of compensatory steps, kinematic outcome measures, such as margin of stability and minimum hip high values after the perturbation, step initiation time, step execution time and step length of the stepping leg were analyzed. The application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the paretic quadriceps between the range of 50 and 500 ms after stance forward and backward perturbations reduced the laboratory falls incidence (p < 0.05), improved stability values (p < 0.05) and reduced the hip height descent (p < 0.05) compared to the experimental condition in which participants were exposed to stance perturbations without neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Additionally, step initiation time of the recovery step was lower in neuromuscular electrical stimulation condition during the forward balance perturbation protocol. Our results showed that the application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the knee extensor muscles of the paretic limb reduces the incidence of laboratory falls, enhances reactive stability control and reduces vertical limb collapse after stance forward and backward perturbations in people with chronic stroke.

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Postural BalanceStrokeAccidental FallsBiomechanical PhenomenaElectric StimulationHumansPilot ProjectsLimb supportNeuromuscular electrical stimulationReactive balanceStroke

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