ArticleBrain sciences2022
Effectiveness of Somatosensory Stimulation for the Lower Limb and Foot to Improve Balance and Gait after Stroke: A Systematic Review.
Article in Brain sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of Continuous and Gait-synchronized Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Gait Training in Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Randomized Trial.Revista de neurologia · 2026Trial
- Lower limb sensory training improves functional capacity in hemiparesis: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Trial
- The Weak Relationship Between Ankle Proprioception and Gait Speed After Stroke: A Robotic Assessment Study.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2025Article
- Effect of Plantar Sensory Stimulation on Sensorimotor Organization in General Joint Hypermobility: A Randomized Controlled Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Dance and Somatic-Informed Movement in an Acute Inpatient Stroke Unit.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Ankle joint position sense acuity differences among stroke survivors at three walking ability levels: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Mobile and wearable technologies for the analysis of Ten Meter Walk Test: A concise systematic review.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Balance Training with Weight Shift-Triggered Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Exercise dosage to facilitate the recovery of balance, walking, and quality of life after stroke.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2023Review
- Neurophysiotherapy for somatosensory impairment in patients with stroke: A systematic review.Brain circulationReview
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Abstract
This systematic review's purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of lower-limb and foot somatosensory stimulation to improve balance and gait post-stroke. PRISMA reporting guidelines were followed. Included studies: randomized controlled trials (RCTs), published in English with ethical approval statement. Studies of conditions other than stroke, functional electrical stimulation, and interventions eliciting muscle contraction, were excluded. AgeLine, AMED, CINAHL PLUS, EMBASE, EMCARE MEDLINE, PEDro, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science and Cochrane central register of controlled trials were searched from 1 January 2002 to 31 March 2022. Two authors independently screened results, extracted data and assessed study quality using Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool; 16 RCTs (
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