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Functional electrical stimulation (FES) aims to restore function in people with disabilities resulting from spinal cord injury, head injury, stroke or other neurological disorders by electrical stimulation of the muscles and nerves. Restoration of limb function is a main application of FES, for example allowing people with paraplegia to stand, or giving people with quadriplegia hand grasp function, but regulation of organ function is also important. ...
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| functional electrical stimulation |
This is a technique, still in development, that uses electrical impulses to artificially trigger paralysed muscles to contract. Its effectiveness in helping the muscles involved in breathing, movement and urination in people with spinal cord injury, is being investigated.
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| functional electrical stimulation |
The application of low-level, computer-controlled electric current to the muscles, including paralyzed muscles, to enhance or produce function.
출처: calder.med.miami.edu/pointis/glossary.html
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