Are you that fucking clueless that you think 'management' rather than curing foot drop is what survivors want? OR DO YOU NOT CARE WHAT SURVIVORS WANT? Just whatever easy reviews you can do to get published? I'd have you all fired in a heartbeat.
Maybe after you are the 1 in 4 per WHO that has a stroke? Will that finally get you to do your job properly?
Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review
Abstract
This
paper reviews the technological advances and clinical results obtained
in the neuroprosthetic management of foot drop. Functional electrical
stimulation has been widely applied owing to its corrective abilities in
patients suffering from a stroke, multiple sclerosis, or spinal cord
injury among other pathologies. This review aims at identifying the
progress made in this area over the last two decades, addressing two
main questions: What is the status of neuroprosthetic technology in
terms of architecture, sensorization, and control algorithms?. What is
the current evidence on its functional and clinical efficacy? The
results reveal the importance of systems capable of self-adjustment and
the need for closed-loop control systems to adequately modulate
assistance in individual conditions. Other advanced strategies, such as
combining variable and constant frequency pulses, could also play an
important role in reducing fatigue and obtaining better therapeutic
results. The field not only would benefit from a deeper understanding of
the kinematic, kinetic and neuromuscular implications and effects of
more promising assistance strategies, but also there is a clear lack of
long-term clinical studies addressing the therapeutic potential of these
systems. This review paper provides an overview of current system
design and control architectures choices with regard to their clinical
effectiveness. Shortcomings and recommendations for future directions
are identified.(So your cop out is further research needed, rather than doing it yourself.)
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