Effect of a Bout of Leg Cycling With Electrical Stimulation on Reduction of Hypertonia in Patients With Stroke Chun-Yu Yeh, PhD, PT, Kuen-Horng Tsai, PhD, Fong-Chin Su, PhD, Hsin-Chang Lo, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 91, Issue 11, Pages 1731-1736 (November 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.003 Copyright © 2010 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Flow diagram of the study. The experiment was conducted 2 days after subjects were familiarized with the cycling system. Intervention randomization was done on the first experiment day. Each intervention started with a recording of pretest muscle tone measurement, including the modified Ashworth scale and pendulum test. After that, subjects did an assisted cycling or nonassisted cycling session, and then posttest muscle tone measurement was recorded. After at least 1 day of rest, subjects did the other (assisted cycling or nonassisted) session. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010 91, 1731-1736DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.003) Copyright © 2010 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 A subject with left-sided hemiplegia in a assisted cycling session. Two sets of surface electrodes are attached, 1 to the quadriceps and the other to the hamstring of the affected leg. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010 91, 1731-1736DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2010.08.003) Copyright © 2010 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions