Functional Electrical Stimulation to Augment Poststroke Reach and Hand Opening in the Presence of Voluntary Effort: A Pilot Study

Conclusions. Simultaneous reaching and FES hand opening is improved by including FES for reach and reducing voluntary effort. In the future, an upper extremity neuroprosthesis that uses a combination of voluntary effort and FES assistance may enable users to perform activities of daily living.

Source: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair - February 11, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Makowski, N. S., Knutson, J. S., Chae, J., Crago, P. E. Tags: Clinical Research Articles Source Type: research