Lucas, Iris A. (2022) Correlatie tussen amplitude van elektrostimulatie en de Motricity Index en Fugl-Meyer Assessment met gebruik van ROBERT®-SAS. thesis, Medicine.
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Introduction: Stroke is a common disease which often leads to motor impairments. Novel forms of therapy are needed, one of these new forms is robotics combined with electrical stimulation (ES). Aim: To find a correlation between the amplitude of ES and the outcome of the Motricity Index (MI) and the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA). Method: 7 patients in the subacute phase (<6 months) after stroke were included. A robot ROBERT®-SAS (sensing and stimulation) was used in combination with ES. The dorsiflexion of the ankle and the knee extension were examined. Three clinical tests were examined, the MI, the FMA and the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS). Correlation coefficients of the amplitude of ES and the clinical tests were separately calculated for both movements with the Spearman’s correlation. Results: The correlation coefficient for the dorsiflexion of the ankle was for the amplitude and the separate parts of the MI 0,632 (p=0,368) (average correlation), for the amplitude and the FMA 0,105 (p=0,895) (hardly or no correlation) and for the amplitude and all parts of the MI 0,200 (p=0,800) (hardly or no correlation). The correlation coefficient for the knee extension was for the amplitude and the separate parts of the MI -0,344 (p=0,571) (weak correlation), for the amplitude and the FMA -0,344 (p=0,571) (weak correlation) and for the amplitude and all parts of the MI -0,667 (p=0,219) (average correlation). Conclusion: This current study provides insight of the correlation between the height of the amplitude of the ES and the clinical tests MI and FMA. The results suggest a light positive correlation for the dorsiflexion of the ankle and a light negative correlation for the knee extension. Further research with more patients is needed to find better trends and to make stronger statements.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Rietman MD, PhD, Prof. J.S. and Rikhof, MSc, Cindy |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2023 13:01 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jun 2023 13:01 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3553 |
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