Feasibility of combining gait robot and multichannel functional electrical stimulation with intramuscular electrodes.

摘要: After stroke rehabilitation, many survivors of exhibit persistent gait deficits. In previous work, we demonstrated significant gains in kinematics for chronic using multichannel functional electrical stimulation with intramuscular electrodes (FES-IM). For this study, tested the feasibility combining FES-IM and robot technologies treating deficits after stroke. Six subjects, >or= 6 months stroke, received 30-minute intervention sessions combined robotics 4 days a week 12 weeks. Feasibility was assessed according to three factors: (1) performance interface two during sessions, (2) clinicians' success simultaneously, (3) subject satisfaction. system hardware software design features technology proved feasible use. Each alone provided unique advantages disadvantages practice characteristics. Because each technology, need be accurately identified judicious treatment plan properly targeted before FES-IM, robot, or both are selected.