Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 505-512 , April 2010

Effects of Combining Electric Stimulation With Active Ankle Dorsiflexion While Standing on a Rocker Board: A Pilot Study for Subjects With Spastic Foot After Stroke

  • Ju-Shao Cheng, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei
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  • Yea-Ru Yang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei
    • ,
  • Shih-Jung Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei
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  • Pei-Yi Lin, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ray-Yau Wang, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Ray-Yau Wang, PT, PhD, 155, Sec 2, Li-Nong St, Taipei, Taiwan

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    (A) Training by the Balance Master in the experimental group. The subject faced the monitor and stood on the rocker board. The suspension and assistive device (eg, cane) were used for safety. (B) The

    (A) Training by the Balance Master in the experimental group. The subject faced the monitor and stood on the rocker board. The suspension and assistive device (eg, cane) were used for safety. (B) The “center posterior” mode was displayed on the monitor. The 2 target locations were lighted up with 10 seconds of pacing rate in sequence. (C) ES was applied to the affected leg. The electrodes were placed on the motor points of the tibialis anterior muscle and common peroneal nerve outlet below the fibular head.

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    Flow chart of subjects recruited in the study.

    Flow chart of subjects recruited in the study.

 Supported by the National Science Council of the Republic of China (grant no. NSC96-2628-B-010-007-MY2).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00990-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.11.022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 505-512 , April 2010

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