Immediate effects of functional electrical orthoses in gait of hemiparetic patients

• Autor(a) principal: Paula, Simone de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Amorim, Pedro Henrique Carrazzoni, Reis, Alessandra Couto Cardoso
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/37405
• topic: Stroke; Gait; Electric Stimulation; Orthotic Device; Physical Therapy Specialty.

Introduction: Functional electrical orthoses may favor ankle dorsiflexion in hemiparetic patients. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the immediate effects of using the functional orthosis in the gait of hemiparetic patients. Methods: The research was performed on 10 participants with diagnosis of hemiparesis. The participants selected for this research were evaluated both with and without the use of the WalkAide® System functional electrical orthosis conducted via the 10-meter walk test and baropodometry. Results: The samples of this study were characterized by male participants averaging in age from 52,7 ± 15,3 years. The participants presented an inferior displacement time (25,64 ± 11,42 s) with the use of the functional electrical orthosis when compared to the displacement time without the orthosis (27,68 ± 12,99 s). With regards to the baropodometric data, there were significant differences in the contact area of the forefoot and the hindfoot with the use of the functional electrical orthosis. Conclusion: Functional electrical orthosis yielded immediate satisfactory results in the gait of hemiparetic patients.