Peripheral Functional Magnetic Stimulation of paretic patients due to spinal cord injury and cerebral vascular insult (Comparison of FES with FMS)

Introduction: Previous work on the legs of healthy subjects has shown that magnetic stimulation can achieve isometric forces which are twice as high as those achieved by electric stimulation at the same sensitivity. The purpose of the study was to elucidate the prosthetical and therapeutical potential of magnetic stimulation by comparing isometric forces, ergometric work and roughness of pedaling using electrical(FES) and magnetic (FMS) stimulation in two groups of paretic (by SCI and stroke) patients with and without preserved sensitivity. Material and Methods: Six hemiplegic patients with preserved sensibility…