Functional Electrical Stimulation

A recent study on Kneehab, the muscle rehabilitation device for quadriceps atrophy, has generated a number of abstracts, indicating that adding a neuromuscular electrical stimulation device to a progressive resistance training programme improves quality of life and reduces spasticity in people living with multiple sclerosis.

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Kneehab device - Programme Adherence and Usabiliy

Kneehab device - QOL and Spasticity

Kneehab device - Fatigue and Mobility

Kneehab Website - http://www.neurotechgroup.com/uk/products/kneehab-xp

People with Foot Drop caused by Multiple Sclerosis need to know there is a way to walk over different terrain with greater stability, a more even gait, and fewer falls. 

This CE-marked medical device from Bioness, Inc., the NESS L300 Foot Drop System, uses gentle electrical stimulation to coax muscles into lifting the foot. At http://www.bioness.com, watch Lorrie climb up garden stairs smoothly, regaining a favourite pastime.

Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is a means of producing useful movement in paralysed muscles. Electrical impulses are applied using either skin surface or implanted electrodes and course muscles to contract in a controlled manner. Applications are found in spinal cord injury, stroke, MS and cerebral palsy to assist standing, walking and hand function. Salisbury is a leading centre in the UK for the clinical provision of FES and also for its research and development. We also provide training courses for clinicians who wish to use the techniques that we have developed.

For more information on Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) at the National Clinical FES Centre can be obtained from their webesite:

http://www.salisburyfes.com/

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