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
    • ,
  • 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
    • ,
  • 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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 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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