Effectiveness of upper limb functional electrical stimulation after stroke for the improvement of activities of daily living and motor function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ConclusionsFES is a promising therapy which could play a part in future stroke rehabilitation. This review found a statistically significant benefit from FES applied within 2  months of stroke on the primary outcome of ADL. However, due to the very low (GRADE) quality evidence of these analyses, firm conclusions cannot be drawn about the effectiveness of FES or its optimum therapeutic window. Hence, there is a need for high quality large-scale randomised controlled tria ls of upper limb FES after stroke.Trial RegistrationPROSPERO:CRD42015025162, Date:11/08/2015  
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research