Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology

The Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (대한임상신경생리학회)
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The Effect of Intensive Functional Electrical Stimulation on the Gait in Chronic Hemiplegic Patients

집중적 전기 자극치료가 만성 뇌졸중 환자의 보행에 미치는 효과

  • Park, Hea-Woon (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Lee, Zee-Ihn (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu) ;
  • Lee, Yang-Soo (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • 박해운 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 이지인 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실) ;
  • 이양수 (경북대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실)
  • Published : 2005.05.31
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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the intensive functional electrical stimulation(FES) on the improvement of the gait pattern of the chronic hemiplegic patients. Method: Six hemiplegic patients, who could walk independently but have equinovarus deformity during the gait cycle, participated in this study. The affected peroneus longus and tibialis anterior muscles of all subjects were stimulated for 2 weeks period (20 minutes duration, 6 times/day). We measured the activities (mean voltage) of those muscles during the walking, using dynamic EMG. Results: After treatment, there were significant improvements in the strength of peroneus longus and tibialis anterior muscles and the gait speed, but there was no interval change of the spasticity of plantar flexor. The mean voltages of two muscles are significantly increased in all the patients (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that the intensive FES on affected peroneus longus and tibialis anterior muscles in chronic hemiplegic patients could be useful for the improvement of functional gait.

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