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The effects of functional electrical stimulation gait training on joint coordination and muscle activation in the child with cerebral palsy
ISEK 2004: XVTH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY & KINESIOLOGY ISEK 2004, pp.83-89
01 Jan 2004
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Abstract
The effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the ankle musculature while walking were assessed on lower limb coordination and on muscle activation (electromyography or EMG) in a child with cerebral palsy (CP) when walking without FES. A nine-year-old female with left spastic hemiplegic CP underwent a 20-week gait training protocol with surface stimulation of the left tibialis anterior (TA) to produce dorsiflexion. Three-dimensional lower extremity joint motion and surface EMG data from the lower extremity muscles were collected before and after the training. Results of this preliminary investigation demonstrate the carry-over effects of FES to alter gait patterns, with joint coordination and muscle activity patterns approaching those of children with typical development (TD). Further, the use of FES appeared to affect the antagonistic muscle to which the FES was applied, which may have important implications for future training programs with FES.
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- Title
- The effects of functional electrical stimulation gait training on joint coordination and muscle activation in the child with cerebral palsy
- Creators
- P ShewokisR LauerS PierceC StackhouseB SmithJ McCarthy
- Contributors
- S H Roy (Editor)
- Publication Details
- ISEK 2004: XVTH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY & KINESIOLOGY ISEK 2004, pp.83-89
- Conference
- ISEK 2004: XVTH CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY & KINESIOLOGY, 25th
- Publisher
- Medimond Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Nutrition Sciences
- Identifiers
- 991021867185804721
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