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Effect of an EMG–FES Interface on Ankle JointTraining Combined with Real-Time Feedback onBalance and Gait in Patients with Stroke Hemiparesis
Subeen Bae 1,
Jin Lee 1
and Byoung-Hee Lee 2,*
1 Graduate School of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea;
baesubeen@naver.com (S.B.); leejin87@hanmail.net (J.L.)
2 Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea
* Correspondence: 3679@syu.ac.kr; Tel.: +82-2-3399-1634
Received: 2 August 2020; Accepted: 21 August 2020; Published: 24 August 2020
1 Graduate School of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea;
baesubeen@naver.com (S.B.); leejin87@hanmail.net (J.L.)
2 Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea
* Correspondence: 3679@syu.ac.kr; Tel.: +82-2-3399-1634
Received: 2 August 2020; Accepted: 21 August 2020; Published: 24 August 2020
Abstract:
This study evaluated the effects of an electromyography–functional electrical stimulationinterface (EMG–FES interface) combined with real-time balance and gait feedback on ankle jointtraining in patients with stroke hemiplegia. Twenty-six stroke patients participated in this study. All subjects were randomly assigned to either the EMG–FES interface combined with real-timefeedback on ankle joint training (RFEF) group (n = 13) or the EMG–FES interface on ankle jointtraining (EF) group (n = 13). Subjects in both groups were trained for 20 min a day, 5 times a week,for 4 weeks. Similarly, all participants underwent a standard rehabilitation physical therapy for 60 mina day, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks. The RFEF group showed significant increases in weight-bearing lunge test (WBLT), Tardieu Scale (TS), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), Berg Balance Scale (BBS),velocity, cadence, step length, stride length, stance per, and swing per (p < 0.05). Likewise, the EFgroup showed significant increases in WBLT, TUG, BBS, velocity, and cadence (p < 0.05). Moreover,the RFEF group showed significantly greater improvements than the EF group in terms of WBLT,Tardieu Scale, TUG, BBS, velocity, step length, stride length, stance per, and swing per (p < 0.05).Ankle joint training using an EMG–FES interface combined with real-time feedback improved anklerange of motion (ROM), muscle tone, balance, and gait in stroke patients. These results suggest that an EMG–FES interface combined with real-time feedback is feasible and suitable for ankle jointtraining in individuals with stroke.
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