The design of non-invasive Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for restoration of muscle function

• Main Authors: Azman, Amelia Wong, Naeem, Jannatul, Mohd Mustafah, Yasir
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/28304/1/The_Design_of_Non-Invasive_Functional_Electrical_Stimulation_%28FES%29_for_Restoration_of_Muscle_Function.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/28304/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?reload=true&arnumber=6271260

The idea of an FES is to stimulate the contraction of paralyzed muscles by inducing electrical pulses. Recent studies have demonstrated that the intervention of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) have improved patients with paralyzed muscle injuries. Unfortunately, due to the high cost of an FE...