Habitual Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy Improves Gait Kinematics and Walking Performance, but Not Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes, of People with Multiple Sclerosis who Present with Foot-Drop

Marietta L. van der Linden; Julie E. Hooper; Paula Cowan; Belinda B. Weller; Thomas H. Mercer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103368

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Habitual Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy Improves Gait Kinematics and Walking Performance, but Not Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes, of People with Multiple Sclerosis who Present with Foot-Drop

Marietta L. van der Linden ,

* E-mail: mvanderlinden@qmu.ac.uk

Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, United Kingdom
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Julie E. Hooper,

Affiliation Slateford Physiotherapy Clinic, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Paula Cowan,

Affiliation Kenilworth Medical Centre, NHS Lanarkshire, Cumbernauld, United Kingdom
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Belinda B. Weller,

Affiliation Anne Rowling regenerative neurology clinic, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Thomas H. Mercer

Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, United Kingdom
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Habitual Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy Improves Gait Kinematics and Walking Performance, but Not Patient-Reported Functional Outcomes, of People with Multiple Sclerosis who Present with Foot-Drop

Marietta L. van der Linden,
Julie E. Hooper,
Paula Cowan,
Belinda B. Weller,
Thomas H. Mercer

Published: August 18, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103368

About the Authors

Marietta L. van der Linden

* E-mail: mvanderlinden@qmu.ac.uk

Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, United Kingdom

Julie E. Hooper

Affiliation Slateford Physiotherapy Clinic, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Paula Cowan

Affiliation Kenilworth Medical Centre, NHS Lanarkshire, Cumbernauld, United Kingdom

Belinda B. Weller

Affiliation Anne Rowling regenerative neurology clinic, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Thomas H. Mercer

Affiliation Rehabilitation Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Musselburgh, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: THM MvdL JEH PC BW. Performed the experiments: MvdL. Analyzed the data: MvdL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: THM MvdL JEH PC. Wrote the paper: MvdL THM JEH PC BW.

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