The effects of cycling with and without functional electrical stimulation on lower limb dysfunction in patients post-stroke: A systematic review with meta-analysis

• Published in: NeuroRehabilitation Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 389 - 412
• Main Authors: Shariat, Ardalan, Najafabadi, Mahboubeh Ghayour, Ansari, Noureddin Nakhostin, Cleland, Joshua A., Singh, Maria A. Fiatarone, Memari, Amir-Hossein, Honarpishe, Roshanak, Hakakzadeh, Azadeh, Ghaffari, Maryam Selk, Naghdi, Soofia
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.01.2019; IOS Press BV
• Subjects: Balance; Clinical trials; Electrical stimuli; Evidence-based medicine; Meta-analysis; Stroke; Systematic review; functional electrical stimulation; cycling; stroke; lower limb; disability; Meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: One of the leading causes of disability in the world with enormous economic burden is stroke. OBJECTIVE: To quantify the effectiveness of different protocols of cycling with/without functional electrical stimulation on functional mobility after stroke. METHODS: Multiple databases were se...