DocumentCode :
265395
Title :
FES applications: Successful! Or not? What we learned might show the way to go
Author :
Bijak, Manfred
Author_Institution :
Center for Med. Phys. & Biomed. Eng., Med. Univ. of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
fYear :
2014
fDate :
17-19 Sept. 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
3
Abstract :
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES), a method to regain lost body functions by means of electricity, operates in a multidisciplinary field where engineers, therapists and medical doctors have to work close together for the patients benefits. Many applications were investigated since the early 1960\´s. Implantable and surface stimulation systems were used, various sensors, algorithms, stimulation strategies investigated. Nevertheless only a few applications are well known and wide spread today. Common to these applications is that they are tailored for one specific task are easy to use, require a short or no time for donning and doffing and have a low intervention rate for the medical staff. They can be perfectly integrated in daily activities and can be used (nearly) invisible to others. A lesson we can learn is, after we have shown that a methodology works and can be beneficial we are still far away from an application that "survives" in daily life. A final product must carefully fit the patients\´ needs, without tradeoffs - and still must be continuously improved.
Keywords :
neuromuscular stimulation; FES; functional electrical stimulation; implantable stimulation systems; sensors; surface stimulation systems; FES; applications; lower extremities; sports; standing; stepping; technology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Functional Electrical Stimulation Society Annual Conference (IFESS), 2014 IEEE 19th International
Conference_Location :
Kuala Lumpur
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6482-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IFESS.2014.7036729
Filename :
7036729
Link To Document :
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