| The Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation on the Motor Function of Lower Limb in Hemiplegic Patients. |
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Yang, Chung Yong , Kim, Tae Jin , Lee, Jin Hoon , Joo, Min Cheol , Oh, Kyung Jae , Park, Soon Ah , Shin, Yong Il |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine & Institute of Medical Science, Wonkwang University, College of Medicine, Korea. cbrmshin@wku.ac.kr
2Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Wonkwang University, College of Medicine, Korea.
3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wonkwang University, College of Medicine, Korea. |
| 편마비 환자에서 기능적 전기자극치료가 하지 운동기능에 미치는 영향 |
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양충용, 김태진, 이진훈, 주민철, 오경재1, 박순아2, 신용일 |
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원광대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 및 의과학연구소, 1예방의학교실, 2핵의학교실 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
To investigate the effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on the motor function of lower limb in hemiplegic patients with stroke or brain injury.
Method
Fifty subjects (age, 56.66±9.85 years old; prevalence duration, 113.49±79.94 days after stroke or brain injury) were assigned randomly to 1 of 2 groups; the experimental group (n=25) received conventional rehabilitation with FES and the control group (n=25) received conventional rehabilitation without FES. FES was applied 20 minutes concomitant with rehabilitation, 5 days per week for 4 weeks. Outcome measurements included muscle strength, modified Ashworth scale, Brunnstrom stage, motricity index, 10 meter walking test (10 MWT), and circumference ratios of lower extremity (including thigh and calf). Subjects were evaluated before treatment and at 4 weeks after treatment.
Results
No significant differences were found in the baseline measurements. After 4 weeks of treatment, there was significant improvement in thigh circumference ratio and 10 MWT in the FES group, when compared with the control group (p＜0.05).
Conclusion
Twenty sessions of FES, applied to postacute stroke or brain injured patients plus conventional rehabilitation, improved their motor and walking ability. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2009; 33: 29-35) |
| Key Words:
Functional electrical stimulation, Stroke, Brain injury, Walking |
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