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What is Functional Electronic Stimulation?

Functional electrical stimulation is a technique that uses electrical currents to activate nerves innervating extremities affected by paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury (SCI), head injury, stroke or other neurological disorders, restoring function in people with disabilities.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
To aid with foot drop in left foot and reduced mobility during relapse 1 0
to stimulate the nervs, and muscals, and bloodstreems 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Stiffness/Spasticity 1 0
Improve mobility 1 0
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia 1 0

See all 5 patients currently having Functional Electronic Stimulation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Functional Electronic Stimulation

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 100%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Functional Electronic Stimulation

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 100%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Functional Electronic Stimulation

$200+
 1 100%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on February 12, 2012.