How can Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) be used to improve arm and hand function?
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) may be used in a variety of different ways to help a child with their arms and hands.
This may be to help improve their shoulder position and reduce pain, to help strengthen weak muscles through the arm and hand or to relax tight ones.
There are a number of different devices available that are able to either stimulate one group of muscles (e.g. to move the wrist) or to stimulate groups of muscles to allow movement practice of the whole arm (e.g. reaching for an object).