Vodovnik L, Bowman B R, Winchester P
Int Rehabil Med. 1984;6(4):153-6. doi: 10.3109/03790798409165947.
Cyclical electrical stimulation has been applied to 10 hemiparetic patients with clinical signs of knee joint spasticity. The programme included 30 minutes of stimulation to the hamstrings followed by another 30 minutes of stimulation to the hamstrings and quadriceps. None of the patients experienced increased spasticity. The reduction in spasticity ranged from none to substantial with some other beneficial side-effects. No conclusions could be drawn as to whether hamstring stimulation is preferred to combined stimulation or to quadriceps stimulation alone. It is suggested that small portable stimulators be introduced for chronic use in spastic patients after an optimum stimulation regimen is individually established for each patient.
已对10名有膝关节痉挛临床体征的偏瘫患者进行了周期性电刺激。该方案包括对腘绳肌进行30分钟的刺激，随后再对腘绳肌和股四头肌进行30分钟的刺激。没有患者出现痉挛加剧的情况。痉挛程度的减轻范围从无到显著，还有一些其他有益的副作用。关于单独刺激腘绳肌是否比联合刺激或单独刺激股四头肌更可取，无法得出结论。建议在为每个患者单独确定最佳刺激方案后，引入小型便携式刺激器供痉挛患者长期使用。
