ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022
Effectiveness of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation vs. neuromuscular electrical stimulation for recovery of lower extremity function in patients with subacute stroke: A randomized controlled trial.
Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07331714 (Comparative Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy on Lower Limb Function in Patient With Stroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Comparative Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy on Lower Limb Function in Patient With Stroke
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electrotherapy in Pediatric Rehabilitation: A Structured Narrative Review of Clinical Applications, Treatment Parameters, Safety, and Evidence Gaps.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Effect of a Single Session of Functional Electrical Muscle Stimulation During Walking in Patients with Hemiparesis After Stroke: A Pilot Pre-Post Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation effect of core muscle training combined with functional electrical stimulation on lower limb motor and balance functions in stroke patients.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Cortical activation of neuromuscular electrical stimulation synchronized mirror neuron rehabilitation strategies: an fNIRS study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation (CCFES) vs. neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for motor recovery of the lower extremity in patients with subacute stroke. Materials and methods: Seventy patients within 6 months post-stroke were randomly assigned to the CCFES group ( Result: Ten patients did not complete the study (five in CCFES and five in NMES), so only 60 patients were analyzed in the end. After the 3-week intervention, FMA-LE, BI, Ankle AROM (dorsiflexion), and FAC increased in both groups ( Conclusion: Contralateral controlled functional electrical stimulation can effectively improve the motor function of the lower limbs better than conventional neuromuscular electrical stimulation in subacute patients after stroke, but the effect on improving the ability to walk, such as walking speed, was not good. Clinical trial registration: http://www.chictr.org.cn/, identifier: ChiCTR2100045423.
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