Sheffield Adaptive Patterned Electrical Stimulation (SHAPES) Therapy for Post Stroke Arm spasticity: study protocol for a 3-arm, a partially blinded, randomised controlled trial

Abstract Introduction Post stroke elbow spasticity (PSES) affects over a third of individuals following stroke and negatively impacts on functional recovery, comfort and quality of life. Drug therapies have limited efficacy and unwanted side effects, botulinum toxin, although effective, is costly, a...

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Published in:	BMC Neurology
Main Authors:	Ali Ali, Avril D. McCarthy, Mark Reeves, Jamie Healey, Louise Moody, Adewale Adebajo, Tim Good, Simon Dixon, Kathleen Baster, Wendy Tindale, Krishnan Padmakumari Sivaraman Nair
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Stroke Spasticity Electrical stimulation TENS SHAPES RCT
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03635-x