Effect of Plastic Ankle Foot Orthosis and Functional Electrical Stimulation on Hemiplegic Gait.
- Author:
Soon Ja JANG
1
;
Beom Joon KIM
;
Chang Won KIM
;
Min Joung KANG
;
Byung Sik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hemiplegic gait;
Ankle foot orthosis;
Functional electrical stimulation
- MeSH:
Ankle*;
Canes;
Electric Stimulation*;
Foot Orthoses*;
Foot*;
Gait;
Gait Disorders, Neurologic*;
Humans;
Plastics*
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
1999;23(4):853-860
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the changes of gait patterns in hemiplegic patients with ankle foot orthosis (AFO) and with functional electrical stimulation (FES). METHOD: Fifteen hemiplegic patients who can walk independently with cane participated in this study. Kinematic gait analysis was performed for all subjects using three-dimensional gait analysis system in barefoot, wearing AFO, and applying FES. The mean values of each gait trials were taken and statistically analysed by repeated measures of ANOVA. RESULTS: Genu recurvatum at stance phase and excessive ankle plantar flexion at stance and swing phase were decreased after wearing AFO. Excessive ankle plantar flexion at swing phase were decreased after applying FES. CONCLUSION: The results showed that the FES is useful for the correction of hemiplegic gait as mush as of wearing AFO.
