Functional Electrical Stimulation

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Medical therapy
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:FES
gptkbp:administeredBy	Physical therapists Rehabilitation specialists
gptkbp:appliesTo	gptkb:Cerebral_palsy Stroke Multiple sclerosis Spinal cord injury
gptkbp:category	gptkb:assistive_technology gptkb:Neurorehabilitation gptkb:Physical_medicine gptkb:Rehabilitation_engineering
gptkbp:contraindication	gptkb:Cardiac_pacemaker gptkb:Pregnancy Epilepsy
gptkbp:deliveredBy	Implanted electrodes Surface electrodes
gptkbp:developedBy	1960s
gptkbp:enables	movement Grasping Standing Walking
gptkbp:goal	Improve circulation Increase muscle strength Prevent muscle atrophy Restore lost function
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Functional Electrical Stimulation
gptkbp:method	Electrical pulses
gptkbp:promotion	gptkb:Nerves Muscles
gptkbp:regulates	Muscle contraction
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Transcutaneous_Electrical_Nerve_Stimulation gptkb:Neuroprosthetics Electromyography
gptkbp:sideEffect	Skin irritation Muscle fatigue
gptkbp:usedFor	Rehabilitation Paralysis treatment Restoring motor function
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Neuromuscular_Electrical_Stimulation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7