Technical developments of functional electrical stimulation to correct drop foot: sensing, actuation and control strategies

PL Melo, MT Silva, JM Martins, DJ Newman - Clinical Biomechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
This work presents a review on the technological advancements over the last decades of
functional electrical stimulation based neuroprostheses to correct drop foot. Functional …

Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review

J Gil-Castillo, F Alnajjar, A Koutsou, D Torricelli… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
This paper reviews the technological advances and clinical results obtained in the
neuroprosthetic management of foot drop. Functional electrical stimulation has been widely …

An exoneuromusculoskeleton for self-help upper limb rehabilitation after stroke

C Nam, W Rong, W Li, C Cheung, W Ngai, T Cheung… - Soft robotics, 2022 - liebertpub.com
This article presents a novel electromyography (EMG)-driven exoneuromusculoskeleton that
integrates the neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), soft pneumatic muscle, and …

A pilot evaluation of a neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) based methodology for the prevention of venous stasis during bed rest

BJ Broderick, DE O'Briain, PP Breen, SR Kearns… - Medical engineering & …, 2010 - Elsevier
Bed rest poses an increased risk factor for a potentially fatal venous thromboembolism
(VTE). Lack of activation of the calf muscle pump during this resting period gives rise to …

Haemodynamic performance of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) during recovery from total hip arthroplasty

BJ Broderick, O Breathnach, F Condon… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2013 - Springer
Background Patients post total hip arthroplasty (THA) remain at high risk of develo** Deep
Vein Thrombosis (DVT) during the recovery period following surgery despite the availability …

MotiMove: Multi‐purpose transcutaneous functional electrical stimulator

L Popović‐Maneski, S Mateo - Artificial Organs, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
MotiMove is a battery‐powered general‐purpose transcutaneous functional electrical
stimulator (tFES) that comes out of more than 40‐year academic research at the University of …

Patient tolerance of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in the presence of orthopaedic implants

BJ Broderick, C Kennedy, PP Breen, SR Kearns… - Medical engineering & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) may help reduce the incidence of deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) in the postoperative total hip and knee arthroplasty patient. However …

Venous emptying from the foot: influences of weight bearing, toe curls, electrical stimulation, passive compression, and posture

BJ Broderick, GJ Corley… - Journal of applied …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
This study investigated the hemodynamic properties of the plantar venous plexus (PVP), a
peripheral venous pump in the human foot, with Doppler ultrasound. We investigated how …

Changes in the electrical properties of the electrode–skin–underlying tissue composite during a week-long programme of neuromuscular electrical stimulation

SI Bîrlea, PP Breen, GJ Corley, NM Bîrlea… - Physiological …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Particular neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) applications require the use of the
same electrodes over a long duration (> 1 day) without having access to them. Under such …

A universal functional electrical stimulator based on merged flyback-SC circuit

SC Huerta, M Tarulli, A Prodic… - … and motion control …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces novel functional electrical stimulation (FES) system architecture.
Compared to the existing state of the art solutions [1]-[15], the presented FES system …