Abstract

Introduction : Stroke is the leading cause of death and disability in Chile. More than 85% of patients suffer from hemiplegia and more than 69% functional motor disability of the upper extremities. This alteration generates an impact on the use of the upper limb, affecting the various activities of people's daily lives. There are no studies that combine electromyographic biofeedback therapy and bimanual activation with functional electrical stimulation in subjects with stroke. Therefore, there is interest in determining the effect of a training protocol based on Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) with bimanual activation and biofeedback therapy on the function of the upper limb. Methodology: 15 subjects with stroke between 40 and 85 years recruited in the outpatients neurorehabilitation program of Clínica Dávila, randomized in an experimental group and in two control groups of 5 subjects. In each session the experimental group will train fifteen minutes of bimanual activation with functional electrostimulation and then a ten-minute biofeedback training program, while the control 1 and control 2 group trained under the same conditions but with placebo FES and placebo BF-EMG respectively. Results There were significant changes in the experimental group after the intervention. Conclusion This study suggests the electrical stimulation works and biofeedback as a tool for the rehabilitation of the upper limb in subjects with stroke.