Rehabilitation of walking with electromyographic biofeedback in foot-drop after stroke.
Author(s) -
Domenico Intiso,
Valter Santilli,
Maria Grazia Grasso,
R Rossi,
I. Caruso
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.25.6.1189
Subject(s) - medicine , biofeedback , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gait , hemiparesis , rehabilitation , physical therapy , electromyography , stroke (engine) , modified ashworth scale , foot drop , gait analysis , surgery , lesion , engineering , mechanical engineering
Alterations of gait cycle and foot-drop on the paretic limb are characteristic of stroke patients. Electromyographic biofeedback treatment has been used in rehabilitation of walking, but results are controversial. We performed gait analysis to evaluate the efficacy of electromyographic biofeedback compared with physical therapy.
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