Effects of Electrical Stimulation on the Wrist of Hemiplegic Subjects

Following a stroke many people are left with a motor deficit associated with flexion contractures in their upper limb. It has been claimed that electrical stimulation can benefit these patients. This individual case study has documented the effects of electrical stimulation on the wrist of two hemip...

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Published inPhysiotherapy Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 184 - 188
Main Authors Pandyan, AD, Granat, MH, Powell, J, Stott, DJ, Futter, C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Elsevier Ltd 1996
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
contracture
Diseases of the nervous system
Electrical stimulation
hemiplegia
Medical sciences
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
upper limb
wrist
Electrical stimulation
upper limb
contracture
hemiplegia
wrist
Human
Nervous system diseases
Motor system disorder
Physiotherapy
Electric
Male
Stimulation
Case study
Wrist
Treatment
Adult
Hemiplegia
Neurological disorder
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Summary:Following a stroke many people are left with a motor deficit associated with flexion contractures in their upper limb. It has been claimed that electrical stimulation can benefit these patients. This individual case study has documented the effects of electrical stimulation on the wrist of two hemiplegic subjects. Each patient acted as his own control. At the end of treatment with electrical stimulation, it was observed that active range of motion at the wrist had increased, the resting wrist angle had decreased and tone was reduced. Hand oedema appeared to be reduced and one subject claimed an improvement in arm function.
ISSN:0031-9406
1873-1465
DOI:10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66920-9