Multichannel Electrical Stimulation of Gait in Motor Disabled Patients

Autor:	R. Aćimović, M Malezic, N Gros, M Stopar, Stanic U, M Kljajic, J. Krajnik
Rok vydání:	1984
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Direct effects Stimulation Stride length Leg muscle Gait (human) Gait velocity Physical medicine and rehabilitation Gait analysis medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgery Ground reaction force business
Zdroj:	Orthopedics. 7:1187-1195
ISSN:	1938-2367 0147-7447
DOI:	10.3928/0147-7447-19840701-12
Popis:	Effects of surface multichannel electrical stimulation of the leg muscles during gait were evaluated by a clinical kinesiological analysis of gait and measurements of average step length, gait velocity, ground reaction forces, and joint angles. Direct effects in 11 stimulated motor disabled patients showed 56% improvement at the kinesiological gait analysis during the stimulation. Long term effects of the multichannel therapy were compared in a threeyear control study with a group of ten nonstimulated patients. At the kinesiological analysis, the stimulated group improved 1.75 times better after 2.5 months of the treatment. The other measurements revealed higher and faster improvement at the stimulated group with a partial decrease of the therapeutic effects after a longer period without treatment. Orthotic multichannel stimulation was indicated after the multichannel therapy in the clinical environment, where the stimulation of proximal leg muscles was favored.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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