Functional electrical stimulation and arm supported sit-to-stand transfer after paraplegia: a study of kinetic parameters

Artif Organs. 1999 May;23(5):413-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.1999.06367.x.

Abstract

The sit-to-stand transfer of paraplegic patients using functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the knee extensors and arm support was analyzed in the study. In a group of 8 completely paralyzed subjects who were trained FES users, kinematic and dynamic parameters were recorded during standing up trials. A contactless optical system was used to assess the human body motion. The forces acting on the human body were measured by multi-axis force transducers. On the basis of recursive Newton-Euler inverse dynamic analysis, the forces and torques acting on the body joints were calculated. The joint moments in the lower and upper extremities during the sit-to stand task are presented in this paper. The influences of the patient's strength, FES training duration, and rising strategy on the joint loading are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ankle Joint / physiology
  • Arm / physiology*
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Hip Joint / physiology
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / physiology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / physiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Movement
  • Muscle Contraction / physiology
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
  • Paraplegia / therapy*
  • Posture / physiology*
  • Sacrum / physiology
  • Shoulder Joint / physiology
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Torque
  • Transducers
  • Weight-Bearing / physiology