Functional Electrical Stimulation in Rehabilitation

Functional electrical stimulation is the use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to enhance control of movement towards the performance of functional activities. FES provides the needed repetition of muscle activity to effect neuro-plastic changes and motor learning in clinical populations such as stroke, TBI, SCI, MS and other upper motor neuron lesions. Applications include subluxed shoulders, upper limb weakness and gait retraining. The workshop focuses on giving clinicians the skills and knowledge about electrical stimulation such that they can take any 1- or 2-channel muscle stim unit, and make the appropriate choices re: choosing the patients likely to succeed with FES, setting stimulation parameters and placing electrodes to achieve the desired movement. focus is giving clinicians the skills and knowledge about electrical stimulation such that they can take any 1- or 2-channel muscle stimulation unit, and make the appropriate choices re: choosing the patients likely to succeed with FES, setting stimulation parameters and placing electrodes to achieve the desired movement.