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Sensory Supported FES Control in Gait Training of Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Persons
Author(s) -
Cikajlo Imre,
Matjačić Zlatko,
Bajd Tadej,
Futami Ryoko
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2005.29077.x
Subject(s) - functional electrical stimulation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , spinal cord injury , gait , medicine , gait training , treadmill , sensory system , spinal cord , stimulation , physical therapy , rehabilitation , psychology , neuroscience , psychiatry
Sensory supported electrical stimulation of the peroneal nerve during treadmill walking is proposed as a gait‐training modality in incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. A multisensor device provides information on the tilt of the shank during gait. The information provided significantly improves the triggering instant of the electrical stimulation. Simultaneously, swing‐phase estimation serves as a reference to determine the required motor augmentation support. Both approaches, as well as triggering using intensity control of the functional electrical stimulation were applied on a healthy person and on an incomplete C4–5 SCI patient.