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Clinical Efficacy of Functional Electrical Stimulation-assisted Rehabilitation Cycling on the Function of Lower Limbs in Patients with Stroke

Author(s): Xiao-Hua Zhang, Jia-Yu Liu, Ping Han, Yu-Long Wang* and Peng Xiao*

Volume 18, Issue 3, 2021

Published on: 11 October, 2021

Page: [318 - 323] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/1567202618666211012094424

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the efficacy of functional electrical stimulation (FES)-assisted rehabilitation cycling on the functional recovery of lower limbs in patients with hemiplegic stroke and the assessment value of surface electromyography (sEMG).

Methods: A total of 66 patients with stroke accompanied by hemiplegia of the lower limbs were enrolled in the present prospective study and randomly divided into the experimental group and control group, with 33 patients in each group. FES-assisted rehabilitation cycling was applied in the experimental group, while only rehabilitation cycling was performed without setting the stimulation parameters in the control group. sEMG and the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) were carried out, and the modified Barthel index (MBI) of the lower limbs was assessed before treatment and after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment.

Results: There were no significant differences in the evaluation results of sEMG, FMA, and MBI of the lower limbs between the two groups of patients before the treatment (p > 0.05). After 4 weeks of treatment, compared with the control group, there were significant differences in the results of sEMG, FMA, and MBI of the lower limbs in the experimental group (p < 0.05). In the experimental group, the difference in sEMG was statistically significant (p < 0.05). After 8 weeks of treatment, compared with the control group, there were significant differences in the results of sEMG, FMA, and MBI of the lower limbs in the experimental group (p < 0.05). In the experimental group, the differences in the results of sEMG, FMA, and MBI of the lower limbs were statistically significant (p < 0.05). The inter-group comparison of the results of sEMG, FMA and MBI of the lower limbs was statistically significant (p < 0.05) in the control group.

Conclusion: FES-assisted rehabilitation cycling might promote the recovery of the motor function of the lower limbs in patients with stroke and improve the sEMG signal of the lower limbs.

Keywords: Functional electrical stimulation-assisted rehabilitation cycling, stroke, surface electromyography, motor function of the lower limbs, functional rehabilitation, Barthel index.

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