Cyclic movement training combined with functional electrical stimulation can improve the lower limb motor function of stroke survivors and their ability in daily life activities
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2017.09.004
- VernacularTitle:踏车训练结合功能性电刺激对脑卒中患者运动功能和日常生活活动能力的影响
- Author:
Ming ZHANG
1
;
Xiaomeng GAO
;
Ning LI
;
Wei CHEN
;
Zunke GONG
;
Shanshan DONG
;
Fei CHEN
Author Information
1. 江苏省徐州市中心医院康复医学科/徐州医科大学医学技术学院
- Keywords:
Functional electrical stimulation;
Cyclic movement training;
Stroke
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2017;39(9):655-658
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To quantify any therapeutic effect of cyclic movement training combined with functional electrical stimulation for improving lower limb motor function and ability in the activities of daily life after stroke.Methods Seventy stroke survivors were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group,each of 35.Both groups were given conventional rehabilitation,including cyclic training,but the experimental group was additionally provided with functional electrical stimulation of the quadriceps,hamstrings,anterior tibialis and gastrocnemius at the affected side.Before and after four weeks of treatment the Fugl-Meyer lower limb (FMA-L) and balance (FMA-B) assessments were performed and a modified Barthel index (MBI) was assigned to each subject to quantify functioning.Results Before the treatment,no significant differences were observed between the two groups in any of the measurements.But after four weeks of treatment the average FMA-L,FMA-B and MBI scores of the experimental group were all significantly better than before the treatment and significantly better than the control group's averages.Conclusion Cyclic movement training combined with functional electrical stimulation can improve the lower limb motor function of stroke survivors and their ability in the activities of daily life.
