Functional electrical stimulation is a technique to produce functional movements after
paralysis. Electrical discharges are applied to a person's muscles making them contract in a …

Background Physical therapy (PT) is one of the key disciplines in interdisciplinary stroke
rehabilitation. The aim of this systematic review was to provide an update of the evidence for …

Objective Chronic stroke patients with severe hand weakness respond poorly to
rehabilitation efforts. Here, we evaluated efficacy of daily brain–machine interface (BMI) …

Background Stroke can lead to significant impairment of upper limb function which affects
performance of activities of daily living (ADL). Functional electrical stimulation (FES) involves …

This review addresses the relationship between neuroplasticity and recovery from brain
damage. Neuroplasticity's ability to adapt becomes crucial since brain injuries frequently …

Objective. To investigate the test-retest reproducibility and smallest real difference (SRD) of
3 hand strength tests (grip, palmar pinch, and lateral pinch) and 2 dexterity tests (the Box …

Background and Objective. Favorable prognosis of the upper limb depends on preservation
or return of voluntary finger extension (FE) early after stroke. The present study aimed to …

This article reviews the most common therapeutic and neuroprosthetic applications of
neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for upper and lower extremity stroke …

If a device can control human hands, the device can be useful for HCI and tangible
application's output. To aid the controlling of finger movement, we present PossessedHand …

Neurological conditions like hemiplegia following stroke or tetraplegia following spinal cord
injury, result in a massive compromise in motor function. Each of the two conditions can …