Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Functional electrical stimulation for rehabilitation following spinal cord injury. Lansdale: HAYES, Inc.. Directory Publication. 2011 Authors' conclusions Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is the direct application of electric current to intact nerve fibers in a coordinated fashion to cause involuntary but purposeful muscle contraction. FES bypasses the central nervous system and targets motor neurons innervating either skeletal muscle or other organ systems. When used for rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury, FES is used to improve general health and fitness through exercise and to enable functional use of partially or completely paralyzed limbs. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Electric Stimulation Therapy; Spinal Cord Injuriess Language Published English Country of organisation United States English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence HAYES, Inc., 157 S. Broad Street, Suite 200, Lansdale, PA 19446, USA. Tel: 215 855 0615; Fax: 215 855 5218 Email: hayesinfo@hayesinc.com AccessionNumber 32012000186 Date abstract record published 28/06/2012 |