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Frazão M, Figueiredo TDG, Cipriano G. Should We Use the Functional Electrical Stimulation-Cycling Exercise in Clinical Practice? Physiological and Clinical Effects Systematic Review With Meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2024:S0003-9993(24)01057-8. [PMID: 38914190 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the evidence regarding functional electrical stimulation cycling's (FES-cycling's) physiological and clinical effects. DATA SOURCES The study was conducted in accordance with the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses protocol. PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Review, CINAHL, Scopus, Sport Discus, and Web of Science databases were used. STUDY SELECTION Randomized controlled trials involving FES-cycling were included. Studies that did not involve FES-cycling in the intervention group or without the control group were excluded. Two reviewers screened titles and abstracts and then conducted a blinded full-text evaluation. A third reviewer resolved the discrepancies. DATA EXTRACTION Meta-analysis was performed using inverse variance for continuous data, with effects measured using the mean difference and random effects analysis models. A 95% confidence interval was adopted. The significance level was set at P<.05, and trends were declared at P=.05 to ≤.10. The I2 method was used for heterogeneity analysis. The minimal clinically important difference was calculated. Methodological quality was assessed using the risk of bias tool for randomized trials. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation method was used for the quality of the evidence analysis. DATA SYNTHESIS A total of 52 studies were included. Metabolic, cardiocirculatory, ventilatory, and peripheral muscle oxygen extraction variables presented statistical (P<.05) and clinically important differences favoring FES-cycling, with moderate-to-high certainty of evidence. It also presented statistical (P<.05) and clinically important improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, leg and total body lean mass, power, physical fitness in intensive care (moderate-to-high certainty of evidence), and torque (low certainty of evidence). It presented a trend (P=.05 to ≤.10) of improvement in muscle volume, spasticity, and mobility (low-to-moderate certainty of evidence). It showed no difference (P>.10) in 6-minute walking distance, muscle cross-sectional area, bone density, and length of intensive care unit stay (low-to-moderate certainty of evidence). CONCLUSIONS FES-cycling exercise is a more intense stimulus modality than other comparative therapeutic modalities and presented clinically important improvement in several clinical outcomes.
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- Murillo Frazão
- Lauro Wanderley University Hospital - UFPB/EBSERH, João Pessoa-PB; Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Technologies, University of Brasília - UnB, Brasília.
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences and Technologies, University of Brasília - UnB, Brasília
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Sebastián-Romagosa M, Cho W, Ortner R, Sieghartsleitner S, Von Oertzen TJ, Kamada K, Laureys S, Allison BZ, Guger C. Brain-computer interface treatment for gait rehabilitation in stroke patients. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1256077. [PMID: 37920297 PMCID: PMC10618349 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1256077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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The use of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) as rehabilitation tools for chronically ill neurological patients has become more widespread. BCIs combined with other techniques allow the user to restore neurological function by inducing neuroplasticity through real-time detection of motor-imagery (MI) as patients perform therapy tasks. Twenty-five stroke patients with gait disability were recruited for this study. Participants performed 25 sessions with the MI-BCI and assessment visits to track functional changes during the therapy. The results of this study demonstrated a clinically significant increase in walking speed of 0.19 m/s, 95%CI [0.13-0.25], p < 0.001. Patients also reduced spasticity and improved their range of motion and muscle contraction. The BCI treatment was effective in promoting long-lasting functional improvements in the gait speed of chronic stroke survivors. Patients have more movements in the lower limb; therefore, they can walk better and safer. This functional improvement can be explained by improved neuroplasticity in the central nervous system.
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- g.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria
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- g.tec Medical Engineering Spain SL, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department for Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
- Hokashin Group Megumino Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Coma Science Group, GIGA Consciousness Research Unit, University and University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- CERVO Brain Research Center, Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada
- Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- g.tec Medical Engineering Spain SL, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- g.tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria
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Kim Y, Cohen E. Combining transcutaneous interferential-current for nerve inhibition with a robotic assistant device for increasing ankle dorsiflexion in walking. Gait Posture 2023; 102:205-209. [PMID: 37043990 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND A kilohertz-frequency alternating current transcutaneously applied was introduced as a novel neuromodulation technology for nerve inhibition innervating antagonist muscles. Combining this electrical nerve inhibition with a robotic assistance device has been proposed but not investigated. RESEARCH QUESTION This study aimed to demonstrate the effect of combining electrical nerve inhibition with a wearable robotic device on increasing ankle dorsiflexion during walking. We hypothesized that the wearable robotic device would elicit a greater ankle dorsiflexion angle with the same force in walking by applying the transcutaneous interferential-current nerve inhibition (TINI) technique to the tibial nerve. METHODS Eleven healthy young adults performed three experimental conditions. The ankle assistance (AA) condition was walking while wearing an ankle device with operating dorsiflexion assistance during pre-swing and swing phases. For the ankle assistance with electrical stimulation (AE) condition, TINI on the tibial nerve was additionally applied from the AA condition. In the ankle non-assistance (AN) condition, participants wore the device, but assistance was not provided. The joint angles during walking were measured and digitized through a motion analysis system. RESULTS During a gait cycle, immediate changes in ankle joint motions were observed in the sagittal plane. In the pre-swing phase, ankle dorsiflexion angle was significantly greater in AE condition than AA and AN. There was no significant difference in joint angle between AA and AN. SIGNIFICANCE This study demonstrates the effectiveness of combining TINI with a wearable robotic ankle device in increasing dorsiflexion angle during the pre-swing phase. This finding provides the feasibility of using TINI as a neuromodulation technique for assisting functional movement in human walking.
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- Yushin Kim
- Department of Sports Rehabilitation, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South Korea.
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- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Boston University; Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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Shariat A, Nakhostin Ansari N, Honarpishe R, Moradi V, Hakakzadeh A, Cleland JA, Kordi R. Effect of cycling and functional electrical stimulation with linear and interval patterns of timing on gait parameters in patients after stroke: a randomized clinical trial. Disabil Rehabil 2021; 43:1890-1896. [PMID: 31707865 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1685600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Patients in the chronic phase after a stroke are an underrepresented group in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effects of cycling and functional electrical stimulation with linear versus interval patterns of timing on gait parameters in patients after stroke. DESIGN A double blinded, parallel, randomized clinical trial. SETTING Neuroscience Institute. PARTICIPANTS Patients with lower limb disability due to stroke (N = 30) with a stroke onset >6 months and <18 months. INTERVENTIONS Twenty-eight minutes of leg cycling with functional electrical stimulation with linear or interval patterns of timing applied to the peroneal and biceps femoris muscles, 3 times/week for 4 weeks. MAIN MEASURES Timed 10-Meter Walk Test and Functional Ambulation Classification were the primary outcome measures. The Modified Modified Ashworth scale, active range of motion, Timed Up and Go Test, and Single Leg Stance Test were the secondary outcome measures. Evaluation was performed at baseline, after 4, and after 8 weeks. RESULTS Thirty participants completed the 4-week intervention (interval group, n = 16; linear group, n = 14). The Functional Ambulation Classification, Timed 10-Meter Walk Test, and the Timed Up and Go Test improved significantly in both groups. The Modified Modified Ashworth scale scores for quadriceps and plantar flexion statistically decreased after 4-weeks in the interval group. Significant group-by-time interaction was shown for Timed Up and Go Test (p = 0.003, np2=0.228), knee flexion active range of motion (p < 0.001, np2=0.256) and dorsiflexion active range of motion (p < 0.001, np2=0.359). Modified Modified Ashworth scale and active range of motion in both the ankle and knee improved significantly in the interval group. CONCLUSIONS The functional electrical stimulation with cycling protocols improved the Functional Ambulation Classification, Timed 10-Meter Walk Test, active range of motion, Timed Up and Go Test, and Modified Modified Ashworth scale. An interval protocol of timing was more effective than the linear protocol in terms of spasticity and active range of motion.Implications for rehabilitationCycling + functional electrical stimulation training with an interval pattern of timing seems superior to cycling + functional electrical stimulation training with a linear pattern.Interval protocol has positive effects on spasticity and range of motion after 12 sessions in patients post stroke.Cycling + functional electrical stimulation improves functional mobility and speed in stroke survivors and the effects of this intervention lasted in follow-up assessment after one month.
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- Ardalan Shariat
- Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Veldema J, Jansen P. Ergometer Training in Stroke Rehabilitation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2020; 101:674-689. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Mimic to Gait Promotes Motor Recovery and Brain Remodeling in Acute Stroke. Behav Neurol 2018; 2018:8923520. [PMID: 30662575 PMCID: PMC6312612 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8923520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Functional electrical stimulation can improve motor function after stroke. The mechanism may involve activity-dependent plasticity and brain remodeling. The aim of our study was to investigate the effectiveness of a patterned electrical stimulation FES mimic to gait in motor recovery among stroke survivors and to investigate possible mechanisms through brain fMRI. Forty-eight subjects were recruited and randomly assigned to a four-channel FES group (n = 18), a placebo group (n = 15), or a dual-channel FES group (n = 15). Stimulation lasted for 30 minutes in each session for 3 weeks. All of the subjects were assessed at baseline and after weeks 1, 2, and 3. The assessments included the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients, Brunel's Balance Assessment, the Berg Balance Scale, and the modified Barthel Index. Brain fMRI were acquired before and after the intervention. All of the motor assessment scores significantly increased week by week in all the three groups. The four-channel group showed significantly better improvement than the dual-channel group and placebo groups. fMRI showed that fractional anisotropy was significantly increased in both the four-channel and dual-channel groups compared with the placebo group and fiber bundles had increased significantly on the ipsilateral side, but not on the contralateral side in the group given four-channel stimulation. In conclusion, when four-channel FES induces cycling movement of the lower extremities based on a gait pattern, it may be more effective in promoting motor recovery and induce more plastic changes and brain remodeling than two-channel stimulation. This trial is registered with clinical trial registration unique identifier ChiCTR-TRC-11001615.
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Fang Y, Chen S, Wang X, Leung KWC, Wang X, Tong KY. Real-time Electromyography-driven Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling System for Chronic Stroke Rehabilitation. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018; 2018:2515-2518. [PMID: 30440919 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8512747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Stroke-induced lower extremity dysfunction has become a severe medical problem nowadays and effective rehabilitation methods are in great demand. In this work, a new real-time Electromyography-driven Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) cycling system was developed to help chronic stroke patients with lower limb rehabilitation training. To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of this system, 3 chronic stroke subjects were recruited and each received 20 training sessions where real-time Electromyography (EMG) was used to interact with the cycling system. During the training, two typical metrics, averaged Area Under Torque (AUT) and maximal EMG amplitude, were adopted to measure the muscle strength changes of hamstring (HS). The training results showed that the two measurements of HS both significantly increased, especially the maximal EMG amplitude in the last trial was twice as much as that in the first trial, indicating paretic limb strength increment and functional recovery, which suggested that our system is effective and helpful in the stroke rehabilitation.
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Naro A, Leo A, Russo M, Casella C, Buda A, Crespantini A, Porcari B, Carioti L, Billeri L, Bramanti A, Bramanti P, Calabrò RS. Breakthroughs in the spasticity management: Are non-pharmacological treatments the future? J Clin Neurosci 2017; 39:16-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2017.02.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Functional Electrical Stimulation–Assisted Active Cycling—Therapeutic Effects in Patients With Hemiparesis From 7 Days to 6 Months After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2015; 96:188-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Watanabe T, Murakami T, Handa Y. Preliminary tests of a prototype FES control system for cycling wheelchair rehabilitation. IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot 2014; 2013:6650484. [PMID: 24187301 DOI: 10.1109/icorr.2013.6650484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The cycling wheelchair "Profhand" developed by our research group in Japan has been found to be useful in rehabilitation of motor function of lower limbs. It is also expected for rehabilitation of paraplegic subjects to propel the cycling wheelchair by lower limbs controlled by functional electrical stimulation (FES). In this paper, a prototype FES control system for the cycling wheelchair was developed using wireless surface stimulators and wireless inertial sensors and tested with healthy subjects. The stimulation pattern that stimulated the quadriceps femoris and the gluteus maximus at the same time was shown to be effective to propel the Profhand. From the analysis of steady state cycling, it was shown that the cycling speed was smaller and the variation of the speed was larger in FES cycling than those of voluntary cycling. Measured angular velocity of the crank suggested that stimulation timing have to be changed considering delay in muscle response to electrical stimulation and cycling speed in order to improve FES cycling. It was also suggested that angle of the pedal have to be adjusted by controlling ankle joint angle with FES in order to apply force appropriately.
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Effect of biofeedback cycling training on functional recovery and walking ability of lower extremity in patients with stroke. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2014; 30:35-42. [PMID: 24388057 DOI: 10.1016/j.kjms.2013.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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