Effect of NMES on Balance and Fall Risk in Chronic Stroke

"Stance and Walk-Perturbation Training Protocol ActiveStep and Surefooted Protocol: Perturbation training protocol with and without FES Participants will be asked to perform a postural disturbance protocol in the stance position and walk in the form of 7 slips and 7 trips with two retention trials after the training using the ActiveStep treadmill system while fitted in a safety harness. All perturbations will be delivered at each participant's comfortable walking speed. Similar slip and trip training in walking will be conducted on the surefooted platform with and without FES.~Gait Training Protocol and Surefooted protocol Participants will be asked to perform a 10m walking test (walking for a distance of 45 feet) in a laboratory environment six times (three times with and without FES) and in an outdoor environment located in the parking lot of the Applied Health Science building (1919 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL)"