title: Intramuscular electromyographically controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation for upper limb recovery in chronic hemiplegia.
abstract: We report three cases of survivors of chronic stroke who were treated with active repetitive movement training of the paretic finger extensors mediated by intramuscular electromyographically controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the purpose of motor relearning. These case reports demonstrate the feasibility of using intramuscular electromyographically controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation for facilitating the upper limb motor recovery of chronic stroke survivors with mild to moderate hemiplegia.
authors.affiliation: Center for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Z P
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pourmehdi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D004576:Electromyography; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills; D011247:Pregnancy; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation