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Effects of Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Residual Foot Drop Following Lumbar
Spinal Stenosis Surgery: A Case Report
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Yanagida H
; Uetani Y
; Takimoto T
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This case report describes a patient with residual foot drop following lumbar
spinal stenosis (LSS) surgery, who demonstrated improvement after undergoing
neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and functional electrical stimulation
(FES). The patient, a 70-year-old man, had foot drop attributed to LSS. During
the initial phase of treatment, NMES using high-voltage pulsed current was
applied to facilitate contraction of the ankle dorsiflexor muscles. As his
walking ability stabilized, FES was introduced during ambulation to support
functional muscle activation. As a result, the patient experienced improvements
in gait function, ankle dorsiflexion function, and fear of walking. This case
suggests that in patients with residual foot drop after LSS surgery, a
combination of NMES to enhance muscle contraction and FES to assist walking may
contribute to functional recovery.