Home FES: An Exploratory Review

Matthew J. Taylor; Sheila Schils; Andrew J. Ruys

doi:10.4081/ejtm.2019.8285

Reviews

Vol. 29 No. 4 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2019.8285

Home FES: An Exploratory Review

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Received: 15 May 2019
Accepted: 31 October 2019

Published: 12 November 2019

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electrical stimulation, Home FES, spinal cord injury, osteoarthritis, cardiopulmonary and renal failure, elderly, muscle weakness, physical therapy

Authors

Matthew J. Taylor

mj.taylor.1290@gmail.com

Faculty of Engineering and IT, The University of Sydney, Camperdown; Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown; Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.

Sheila Schils

EquiNew, River Falls, Wisconsin, United States.

Andrew J. Ruys

Faculty of Engineering and IT, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.

This review of literature focuses on the multiple uses of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and how this modality may be a valuable home-based therapy. Papers pertaining to home FES exercise were collected using the Web of Science, Google Scholar databases and collegial hints. In our opinion, the following statements summarize the results. FES may be used to induce health benefits in populations with paralysis, and in persons with musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and renal pathology. The EU Project Rise showed how FES could have a variety of encouraging outcomes for patients with denervated muscles following traumatic injuries. As suggested by recent literature, FES has proven to be a viable form of exercise for elderly individuals. Thus, Home FES may be an option for patients looking for an additional form of muscle and cardiopulmonary physical therapy.