Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3043116 | Clinical Neurophysiology | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Wide pulse width (1 ms) neuromuscular electrical stimulation at high frequencies (100 Hz) generates larger contractions in the paretic limb as compared to the non-paretic limb in individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke. ⺠The larger contractions evoked during WP-NMES in the paretic limb were likely due to increased reflexive recruitment of motoneurons, as a result of increased reflex excitability on the paretic side. ⺠NMES that elicits larger contractions in the paretic limb may allow for the development of more effective stroke rehabilitation paradigms and functional neural prostheses.
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Authors
J.M. Clair-Auger, D.F. Collins, J.P.A. Dewald,