Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is a method of directly stimulating the muscles and the nerves to limbs that are not functioning after an injury, such as stroke or traumatic brain injury, to imitate natural movement. Understanding the current treatment options that utilize FES to enhance recovery of patients with neurological dysfunction is essential to any case manager dealing with these patients.

This symposium will discuss the rationale for integrating FES as a rehabilitation technique to promote recovery of patients with stroke and other neurological dysfunctions.

1. Explain the clinical and scientific rationale for the use of FES in treating upper and lower extremity paralysis in patients.
    
2. Discuss the many clinical benefits from use of FES devices as a neruoprosthetic to improve gait and hand function during the acute, sub-acute, and chronic stages of stroke and other UMN dysfunctions.
    
3. Develop an understanding of the effectiveness of FES to enhance motor recovery in stroke patients with hemiplegia.
    
4. Create an awareness of advanced neurotechnologies that enable clinicians to use FES within the time constraints of a busy therapy clinic, and that enable patients to transition using these technologies at home for continued therapeutic benefit.