Bilateral Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Improves Lower‐Limb Motor Function in Subjects With Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 7; no. 4
• Main Authors: Kwong, Patrick W. H., Ng, Gabriel Y. F., Chung, Raymond C. K., Ng, Shamay S. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 20.02.2018; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Biomechanical Phenomena; clinical trial; Combined Modality Therapy; Disability Evaluation; electrical stimulation; Exercise Therapy; Female; Hong Kong; Humans; Lower Extremity - innervation; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Muscle Strength; Original Research; Postural Balance; Prospective Studies; Recovery of Function; rehabilitation; stroke; Stroke - diagnosis; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke - therapy; Stroke Rehabilitation - methods; Time Factors; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation - methods; Treatment Outcome; Hong Kong; clinical trial; electrical stimulation; rehabilitation; stroke

Background Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been used to augment the efficacy of task‐oriented training (TOT) after stroke. Bilateral intervention approaches have also been shown to be effective in augmenting motor function after stroke. The purpose of this study was to compare...