The Effect of Lower Limb Functional Electrical Stimulation on Gait of Children with Cerebral Palsy

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Seifart ◽  
Marianne Unger ◽  
Marlette Burger
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Functional Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

scholarly journals Evaluation of Individualized Functional Electrical Stimulation-Induced Acute Changes during Walking: A Case Series in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4452
Author(s):  
Nicole Zahradka ◽  
Ahad Behboodi ◽  
Ashwini Sansare ◽  
Samuel C. K. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Functional Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Phase Detection ◽  
Lower Extremity Muscle ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Muscle Groups

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) walking interventions have demonstrated improvements to gait parameters; however, studies were often confined to stimulation of one or two muscle groups. Increased options such as number of muscle groups targeted, timing of stimulation delivery, and level of stimulation are needed to address subject-specific gait deviations. We aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of using a FES system with increased stimulation options during walking in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Three physical therapists designed individualized stimulation programs for six children with CP to target participant-specific gait deviations. Stimulation settings (pulse duration and current) were tuned to each participant. Participants donned our custom FES system that utilized gait phase detection to control stimulation to lower extremity muscle groups and walked on a treadmill at a self-selected speed. Motion capture data were collected during walking with and without the individualized stimulation program. Eight gait metrics and associated timing were compared between walking conditions. The prescribed participant-specific stimulation programs induced significant change towards typical gait in at least one metric for each participant with one iteration of FES-walking. FES systems with increased stimulation options have the potential to allow the physical therapist to better target the individual’s gait deviations than a one size fits all device.

Use of Functional Electrical Stimulation to Augment Traditional Orthopaedic Surgery in Children With Cerebral Palsy

2004 ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Therese E. Johnston ◽  
Richard L. Finson ◽  
James J. McCarthy ◽  
Brian T. Smith ◽  
Randal R. Betz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Functional Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Use of Functional Electrical Stimulation to Augment Traditional Orthopaedic Surgery in Children With Cerebral Palsy

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Therese E. Johnston ◽  
Richard L. Finson ◽  
James J. McCarthy ◽  
Brian T. Smith ◽  
Randal R. Betz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Functional Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy
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