Does eMG of the tibialis anterior demonstrate a training effect after utilization of a foot drop stimulator?
Continuous use of FDS during a task specific movement can re-train the neuromuscular system. After 4 weeks of utilization the FDS trained the TA to replicate the programmed temporal activation patterns. These findings begin to establish the FDS as a rehabilitation intervention that may facilitate recovery rather than just compensate for stroke related gait impairments due to foot drop.
Evaluating different outcome criteria, our naturalistic data of a large cohort seem to reject the hypothesis that antidepressants may be less effective in the acute treatment of bipolar I compared to unipolar depressed patients.