Functional electrical stimulation in adult patients with cerebral palsy and foot drop—outcome in gait
Positive therapeutic effects are represented in walking speed over time regardless of FES being OFF or ON even with a reduction in push-off energy. Despite no significant increase in maximum dorsiflexion in swing, over time, participants showed the tendency of an improvement in foot lift with FES-ON.
Authors
- Niklas Bleichner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9236-0487)
- Katharina Gather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-825X)
- Daniel Heitzmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8121-1923)
- Sebastian I. Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-6629)
- Claudia Weichold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-1553)
- Cornelia Putz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6711-7180)
- Merkur Alimusaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2004-2908)
- Julia Block
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prosthetics and Orthotics International
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000424
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16