FUNCTIONAL RECIPROCAL NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICSTIMULATION IN ADAPTIVE KINESITHERAPYIN POST-STRESS PATIENTS

Abstract

The aim of the study was to develop a program of neuromuscular electrical stimulation, used in combination with manual
kinesitherapy techniques, to restore gait stereotype function and adaptive kinematics of the lower extremities after stroke.
The study involved 37 patients in the early recovery period after cerebral infarction (MI), divided into three groups: group No.
1 (n = 10) were treated according to the standard complex therapy program (SCTP); 2) a group of patients No. 2 (n = 12)
received combined treatment including SCTP and a program of reciprocal neuromuscular electrical stimulation - program “A”;
3) a group of patients No. 3 (n = 15) received combined treatment, including s SCTP and the program of functional reciprocal
neuromuscular electrical stimulation (FRNMES) - program “B”. Assessment of the results of the study was carried out
according to modified Rankin scale, Barthel index, Rivermead mobility index, Scandinavian stroke scale, 10-meter walk test
and adaptive kinematics test of lower limbs. An analysis of the results found that the use of the FRNMES increase in the
effectiveness of SCTP in early recovery period after stroke by 49,15%.