Satoru Kizawa
Japan
Research Article
Measurement of Immediate Effect by Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation Using a New Desktop Rehabilitation Robot
Author(s): Takashi Mizutani, Kimio Saito, Takehiro Iwami, Satoaki Chida, Satoru Kizawa, Toshihiko Anbo, Toshiki Matsunaga, Naohisa Miyakoshi and Yoichi ShimadaTakashi Mizutani, Kimio Saito, Takehiro Iwami, Satoaki Chida, Satoru Kizawa, Toshihiko Anbo, Toshiki Matsunaga, Naohisa Miyakoshi and Yoichi Shimada
Objective: More frequent use of robot technology in the field of rehabilitation is driving the need for smaller, less cumbersome devices. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate and compare quantitatively the upper limb function of chronic stroke patients before and after therapeutic electrical stimulation using a newly developed rehabilitation robot.
Methods: Five stroke patients (3 men, 2 women; mean age: 66.4 ± 9.6 years; time since stroke: 36.0 ± 52.9 months) in the sub-acute and chronic phase of stroke-induced hemiplegia (induced by cerebral hemorrhage in four and by cerebral infarction in one; Brunnstrom stages III-V) participated in the study. None of them had any secondary motor neuron dysfunction or unstable disease control. Before and after 15 min of therapeutic electrical stimulation for repeated finger .. View More»
