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Application of Bedside Lower Extremity Rehabilitation Robots in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Published on: November 28, 2025
Effect of sensory-amplitude electric stimulation on motor recovery and gait kinematics after stroke: a randomized
Gunes Yavuzer1, Oznur Oken, Mesut B Atay
1Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. gunesyavuzer@hotmail.com
Objective:
To evaluate the effects of sensory-amplitude electric stimulation (SES) of the paretic leg on motor recovery and gait kinematics of patients with stroke.
Design:
Randomized, controlled, double-blind study.
Setting:
Rehabilitation ward and gait laboratory of a university hospital.
Participants:
A total of 30 consecutive inpatients with stroke (mean age, 63.2 y), all within 6 months poststroke and without volitional ankle dorsiflexion were studied.
Intervention:
Both the SES group (n=15) and the placebo group (n=15) participated in a conventional stroke rehabilitation program 5 days a week for 4 weeks. The SES group also received 30 minutes of SES to the paretic leg without muscle contraction 5 days a week for 4 weeks.
Main Outcome Measures:
Brunnstrom stages of motor recovery and time-distance and kinematic characteristics of gait.
Results:
Brunnstrom stages improved significantly in both groups (P<.05). In total, 58% of the SES group and 56% of the placebo group gained voluntary ankle dorsiflexion. The between-group difference of percentage change was not significant (P>.05). Gait kinematics was improved in both groups, but the between-group difference was not significant.
Conclusions:
In our patients with stroke, SES of the paretic leg was not superior to placebo in terms of lower-extremity motor recovery and gait kinematics.
