Effects of Combination of Functional Electric Stimulation and Robotic Leg Movement Using Dynamic Tilt Table on Walking Characteristics in Post-Stroke Patients with Spastic Hemiplegia: A Randomized Crossover-Controlled Trial.
Koki UedaYasunori UmemotoYoshi-Ichiro KamijoYuta SakuraiShohei ArakiMasato IseIzumi YoshiokaMotohiko BannoSatoshi MochidaTakaya IwahashiToshio ShimokawaYukihide NishimuraFumihiro TajimaPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Robotic stepping therapy combined with FES significantly improved 10 m walking speed (10MWS) compared with stepping only in patients with post-stroke and spastic hemiplegia. Further studies are needed to determine the long-term effects of the combination treatment.