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Welcome to the
FESAiR Webpage!
FESAiR
was founded in July, 2005 during the 10th Annual Conference of the
International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS). After
scientific presentations on a wide variety of FES topics, four like-minded
physiotherapists (the organizers of this course) identified a need to
publicize the worldwide
developments in FES technology & related research
and to create a forum for the exchange of information, knowledge and expertise
related to FES applications in physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
The goals of FESAiR are
therefore:
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to foster
communication, co-operation and collaboration between physiotherapists and
scientists/engineers involved in FES technology development;
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to promote the
adoption and application of proven FES techniques in physiotherapy clinical
practice;
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to
highlight new FES devices in the marketplace and current research related
to these devices;
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to
respond to enquiries from physiotherapists, researchers and consumers
seeking information on FES treatments and initiatives;
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to support the
efforts of the International FES Society in its mission to “ promote
research, application and understanding of electrical stimulation as it is
utilized in the field of medicine”.
Posted March 2, 2007:
Announcing the first FESAiR Workshop:
Brochure:
“Functional
Electrical Stimulation: Applications in Rehabilitation”
Course Program
Course Agenda
June 7 - 8, 2007
Vancouver, British Columbia
FESAiR Organizers:
Maura Whitaker, BSc PT, MBA
Physiotherapist, Spinal Cord Injury Program, GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre,
Vancouver. Involved in FES research since 1994, initially with the Division of
Neurosciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Investigating the WalkAide
technology in stroke & incomplete SCI. Current research includes therapeutic FES
for motor recovery in incomplete SCI and implanted FES technology for gait.
Member of the American Spinal Injuries Association (ASIA) & IFESS.
Jenny Robertson, BScR
Physiotherapist, Stroke & Brain Injury Program
G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre; Vancouver. Involved in FES clinical research
since 2001 with a focus on the effects of the WalkAide technology on hemiplegic
gait, balance and fall risk in stroke and brain injury. Pending research project
includes neuroprosthetic FES to improve reach & grasp in stroke subjects. Member
of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association & IFESS.
Christine Singleton MSc, HCP, MCSP
Clinical Specialist (FES), West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Birmingham, UK.
Since 1996 involved in the delivery of public & private FES programs for stroke,
MS, CP, TBI and SCI patients. Involved in setting up 2 FES clinics for the
British National Health Service and in training physiotherapists on the Odstock
foot-drop stimulator. Research includes evaluation of the effects of FES on
cortical plasticity in MS using functional MRI. Member of IFESS & founding
member of Therapists in Multiple Sclerosis.
Geraldine Mann, MSc. HPC MCSP
Consultant Physiotherapist National Clinical FES Centre, Salisbury, UK.
Researcher & clinical educator on FES applications with a particular focus on
the Odstock range of stimulators at the Salisbury National Health Service
Foundation Trust. Current research includes surface FES application to improve
gait in MS & Parkinson’s disease; implanted stimulation for hemiplegic gait and
FES for upper limb motor recovery in stroke. Member of IFESS and the Association
of European Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease.
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