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Functional electrical stimulation therapy for retraining reaching and grasping after spinal cord injury and stroke

from Frontiers in Neuroscience

Functional electrical stimulation therapy for retraining reaching and grasping after spinal cord injury and stroke Frontiers in Neuroscience Neurological conditions like hemiplegia following stroke or tetraplegia following spinal cord injury, result in a massive compromise in motor function. Each of the two conditions can leave individuals dependent on caregivers for the rest of their lives. Once medically stable, rehabilitation is the main stay of treatment. This article will address rehabilitation of upper extremity function. It is long known that moving the affected limb is crucial to recovery following any kind of injury. READ MORE

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