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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Rehabilitation Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering

    Background:

    • Managing muscular fatigue is crucial for optimizing Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) based rehabilitation and assistance tasks.
    • The development and impact of fatigue during common stroke rehabilitation tasks, particularly with FES, remain unclear.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the effects of FES- and volition-induced movements on fatigue metrics.
    • To assess whether FES contributes to muscular fatigue during continuous wrist target-tracking tasks.

    Main Methods:

    • 22 unimpaired participants performed continuous wrist target-tracking tasks under Volition-only, FES-only, and combined Volition-FES conditions.
    • Electromyography (EMG) based effort and M-wave metrics were analyzed to characterize muscle fatigue.

    Main Results:

    • No significant changes in mechanical or electrical muscle responses were observed across all tested conditions.
    • Participants reported low mental and physical demands throughout the task.
    • FES did not appear to induce significant muscular fatigue in this continuous task.

    Conclusions:

    • FES does not necessarily induce muscular fatigue during continuous FES-assisted wrist tracking tasks.
    • These findings suggest that FES-assisted exercises can be safely employed in post-stroke motor rehabilitation without significant fatigue concerns.