Wearable and Wireless Distributed Multi-site FES Prototype for Selective Stimulation and Fatigue Reduction: A Case Study
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2021-04
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Společnost pro radioelektronické inženýrství
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The objective of the work is to evaluate the feasibility of improving selective stimulation and reducing muscle fatigue in upper extremity rehabilitation with a self-designed multi-site functional electrical stimulation (FES) prototype. The design of the prototype is a distributed architecture concept, and all the modules communicate within a single local area network controlled by the Android application (APP). To improve the efficiency of the prototype, the APP was developed to utilize a simple online algorithm to perform a rapid real-time search for the optimal stimulation site. One healthy subject participated in a multi-site FES trial consisting of a search for the optimal stimulating electrode test and a fatigue stimulation test. Comparing the results of the online automatic search for the optimal stimulation site test with the results of the offline analysis, the average Location Error for the extension and flexion motions were 1.5 cm and 2.8 cm, respectively. For the fatigue stimulation test, all the assessments of the multi-site sequential stimulation group were higher than those of the conventional stimulation, with a significant 193% higher Fatigue Index (P=0.003) and 300% longer Fatigue Time (P=0.005). These results suggest that multi-site FES may exert positive effects on selective stimulation and stimulation fatigue reduction in healthy subjects.
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Radioengineering. 2021 vol. 30, č. 1, s. 227-236. ISSN 1210-2512
https://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2021/21_01_0227_0236.pdf
https://www.radioeng.cz/fulltexts/2021/21_01_0227_0236.pdf
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en