2.1. Participants
post-stroke sequelae, post-stroke, motor deficits, stroke, coronary obstruction, cardiac problems, osteoarticular deformities, cognitive deficits, arrhythmias
NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE, STROKE, ARRHYTHMIAS, HYPERTENSION, SEQUELAE
The individuals in the sample were recruited from rehabilitation centers in Presidente Prudente (São Paulo, Brazil). The inclusion criteria were a medical diagnosis of post-stroke sequelae, with motor conditions that use treadmill training associated with electrical stimulation, and a time of more than three months since the lesion. The exclusion criteria were the presence of surgery or chemical neuromuscular blockade in the lower limbs in the six months prior to participation in the study, and osteoarticular deformities that prevent independent walking.In total, 51 PwS who did not use any type of orthoses participated in this study, of which 28 individuals completed the protocol. All participants showed foot drop during the swing phase of the gait cycle, due to stroke sequelae, but with preserved passive range of motion of the ankle joint, which was active only without the action of gravity. However, these elements of stroke sequelae were not part of the outcomes directly analyzed in this research, which included the functional effects of the protocol applied to gait with this characteristic.Furthermore, there was sample loss was due to 12 individuals who presented cardiac problems (high cardiac frequency, hypertension, uncontrolled arrhythmias, and coronary obstruction); meanwhile, there were three individuals who presented cognitive deficits and were not able to perform the sensorimotor assessments; one individual left the training; and seven demonstrated severe motor deficits that made physical training impossible. However, the 28 individuals who completed the protocol were representative of the population of post-stroke patients in the rehabilitation centers of the Western Paulista region who had the same characteristics. Not all results can be attributed to the global population with this condition.The participants were distributed into two groups according to the type of training (TT-FES or TT), and following a quasi-experimental design, each participant recruited was allocated to one of the groups according to sex, age, and compromised body side, in order to maintain the homogeneity of the groups. The individual characterization data are presented in 