title: Multichannel alternate electrostimulation using the new Bulgarian Vita 2007 equipment in post-stroke rehabilitation.
abstract: In this study the authors evaluated the effect of a new method--multichannel alternate electrostimulation using the new Bulgarian equipment Vita 2007 for regulating muscular imbalance, breaking the pathological synergic patterns and overcoming motor impairment after stroke. The subjects of the study were 15 patients with hemiparesis secondary to stroke. The beneficial results in accelerating motor recovery and assisting the physical exercise programme for recreating proper patterns of walking and manipulative activity were assigned to the change in the level of spasticity and to the new method of consecutive alternate stimulation of the muscles that take part in the normal movement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilieva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marinkev
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans