TRANSCRANIAL LOW FREQUENCY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (TLFFU) FOR UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION ON PATIENTS WITH STROKE

Abstract

Upper limb dysfunction is a significant cause of disability after stroke. Previous studies have shown that the application of low frequency focused ultrasound as a brain stimulation technique modulates the function of the primary somatosensory motor cortex by enhancing sensory discriminative tasks, and application on the primary motor cortex provided cortical excitability. Ultrasound has only recently emerged as a non-invasive human neuromodulation technique for its distinct advantages over other electrotherapeutic techniques such as providing superior specificity and penetrability, eventually enhancing cortical plasticity stroke-affected hemisphere to provide post-stroke regains in upper limb functions.

Keywords

• Upper limb rehabilitation, stroke, physical rehabilitation.