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Functional Electrical Stimulation and Its Application in the Rehabilitation of Neurologically Injured Individuals

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The concept of using electrical stimulation in medical therapy is not new, predating even the birth of Christ. A number of references are found in early writings concerning the use of electricity for therapy, including electric eels and other species with electric organs. Ancient physicians used electric discharges from the black torpedo fish for the treatment of arthritis, headaches, and other types of disorders. However, these early therapies were not very well understood.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California, 92717, USA

    Jerrold S. Petrofsky

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  1. Psychology Department and Neural Sciences Program, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 63130, USA

    Stanley Finger

  2. The Brain Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695-7801, USA

    T. E. Levere

  3. Programs in Occupational Therapy and Neural Sciences, Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Preventive Medicine, and Psychology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, 63110, USA

    C. Robert Almli

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    Donald G. Stein (Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research) (Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research)

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Petrofsky, J.S. (1988). Functional Electrical Stimulation and Its Application in the Rehabilitation of Neurologically Injured Individuals. In: Finger, S., Levere, T.E., Almli, C.R., Stein, D.G. (eds) Brain Injury and Recovery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0941-3_18

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