Una revisión sistemática de la estimulación eléctrica funcional para mejorar la actividad y la participación después del accidente cerebrovascular

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The intervention of interest is functional electrical stimulation. Functional electrical stimulation for this review is defined as electrical stimulation that is applied during a task to improve the performance of that task. Criteria established to define functional electric stimulation for this review: • The stimulator must be external to the body with electrodes placed onto the skin. •The stimulation must produce a muscle contraction that causes movement to either upper or lower limb •Subject will have active involvement with a therapeutic task whilst device is activated. • The intervention must include the practice of task or activities (eg, walking, standing up, reaching for or the manipulation of items) for the majority of the intervention rather than the practice of isolated movements. Studies that use a mix of interventions within the study design will be allowed, however, functional electrical stimulation must be the primary therapeutic intervention. Studies will be excluded if the functional electrical stimulation is used only as an orthosis.