FES stands for Functional electrical stimulation which can be applied through using adhesive electrodes or conductive garments, such as shorts with electrodes built in. With currently available technology, adhesive electrodes are best for conductivity with garments following up ease of use, although the muscle contraction is less efficient.

The available pulse widths in FES devices vary, most commonly between 150 and 300us, however much wider variations (50us to 2500us) in pulse width can have differing effects upon the target muscle tissue.

2021年9月21日 · Set to 60 Hz; based on research of FES frequency, 60 Hz is most efficient. Balanced between strength of contraction and onset of muscle fatigue. The Myocycle uses a Biphasic, rectangular, and symmetrical pulse. Good for stimulating large muscle groups, while producing greater torque and increased patient comfort.

Objective: To determine the frequency of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) use in stroke rehabilitation and to identify the barriers and effectiveness of its usage as an intervention for...

Learners will become educated about FES cycling, specifically the parameters and evidence supporting use in patient populations of SCI, Stroke, and TBI. Learners will see a FES bike setup and patient demonstration on specific bike they will have access to in order to foster familiarity with device management.

Our results show that the higher pulse width (1,000 μs) demonstrated a greater effect on central activation as quantified by more frequent occurrences of post-NMES EMG activity (p = 0.002) and a 3.551 μV higher EMG amplitude (p = 0.003) when controlling for the torque output generated by 500 and 1,000 μs pulse width NMES.

2022年4月11日 · FES parameters of pulse width and intensity were set to promote the highest visible muscular contraction without pain. Pain was evaluated in conscious patients by self-report.

2021年5月26日 · The proposed method utilizes muscle synergy and walking posture analysis to produce an FES profile that addresses the muscle coordination and weakness problems simultaneously by modulating both the FES pulse width and amplitude.

2021年4月27日 · In practical FES applications, current amplitudes can be adjusted by the end user to compensate for daily variations in the stimulation pattern, while the stimulation pattern itself is implemented as a predefined pulse width map (Rupp et al. 2012).

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