BCI-FES Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation

"BCI technology enables direct brain control of external devices such as assistive devices and prostheses by translating brain waves into control signals. When BCI systems are integrated with functional electrical stimulation (FES) systems, they can be used to deliver a novel physical therapy to improve movement after stroke. The automated software will analyze the data to generate and calibrate a BCI decoder. In the online phase, the subjects will perform 20-25 BCI-FES runs. In each run, subjects will follow 10 alternating epochs of 10-s long idling/dorsiflexion textual cues, and respond by either idling or attempting dorsiflexion to elicit BCI-FES mediated contractions of the TA muscle."

This will consist of a standardized regimen of activities typical of conventional post-stroke gait therapy, including passive/active range of motion exercises (to reduce/prevent excessive plantarflexor contractures), lower-extremity muscle strengthening, and a progression from treadmill to overground walking exercises. A total of 12 sessions will be performed at 3x/week.

This will consist of a standardized regimen of activities typical of conventional post-stroke gait therapy, including passive/active range of motion exercises (to reduce/prevent excessive plantarflexor contractures), lower-extremity muscle strengthening, and a progression from treadmill to overground walking exercises. A total of 12 sessions will be performed at 3x/week.