Review of devices used in neuromuscular electrical stimulation for stroke rehabilitation

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), specifically functional electrical stimulation (FES) that compensates for voluntary motion, and therapeutic electrical stimulation (TES) aimed at muscle strengthening and recovery from paralysis are widely used in stroke rehabilitation. The electrical sti...

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Published in:Medical Devices : Evidence and Research 2017-01, Vol.10, p.207-213
Main Authors: Takeda, Kotaro, Tanino, Genichi, Miyasaka, Hiroyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankle
brain computer interface (BCI)
brain machine interface (BMI)
Brain research
Care and treatment
Electric currents
Electrodes
Electroencephalography
Electromyography
EMG-triggered stimulation
Feasibility studies
functional electrical stimulation
Gait
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Pain
Paralysis
Rehabilitation
Review
Risk factors
Spinal cord
Stroke
therapeutic electrical stimulation
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation-TENS
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Summary:Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), specifically functional electrical stimulation (FES) that compensates for voluntary motion, and therapeutic electrical stimulation (TES) aimed at muscle strengthening and recovery from paralysis are widely used in stroke rehabilitation. The electrical stimulation of muscle contraction should be synchronized with intended motion to restore paralysis. Therefore, NMES devices, which monitor electromyogram (EMG) or electroencephalogram (EEG) changes with motor intention and use them as a trigger, have been developed. Devices that modify the current intensity of NMES, based on EMG or EEG, have also been proposed. Given the diversity in devices and stimulation methods of NMES, the aim of the current review was to introduce some commercial FES and TES devices and application methods, which depend on the condition of the patient with stroke, including the degree of paralysis.
ISSN:1179-1470
1179-1470
DOI:10.2147/MDER.S123464