Effects of Electromyography-triggered Stimulation on Hand Function Post Stroke
Abstract： Objective To investigate the effectiveness of electromyography-triggered stimulation on the hand function post stroke. Methods 40 stroke patients were divided into electromyography-triggered stimulation group and neuromuscular electric stimulation group. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), active range of motion of wrist extension (WE-AROM) and modified Barthel in-dex (MBI) before and 6 weeks after treatment. Results The scores of all the assessments improved in both groups after treatment (P<0.001), and improved more in the electromyography-triggered stimulation group than in the neuromuscular electric stimulation group (P<0.05). Conclusion Compared with neuromuscular electrical stimulation, electromyography-triggered stimulation may further improve the hand function post stroke.
Keywords：strokehand functionelectromyography-triggered stimulationneuromuscular electric stimulationrehabilitation
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 60-62 )