Efficiency of Spatially Distributed Sequential Stimulation (Sdss) for Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) of Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome (UMR) Patients

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with Upper Motor Neuron syndrome:

• adult (> 18 years)

• motor deficit due to an acquired traumatic or neurodegenerative motor deficiency ofthe central nervous system (MRC<4/5)

• stable clinical condition, particularly on the cardiovascular level (recentassessment by a cardiologist with stress test)

• non denervated muscles

• tolerant to muscle electrical stimulation

• having given written consent

• able to cycle 30 minutes with FES-cycling

Exclusion Criteria:

• major cognitive comprehension disorders that could compromise understanding of theprotocol and the smooth running of the study

• cardiac pacemaker and other contraindications relating to the use ofelectrostimulation (in particularly "deep vein thrombosis")

• spasticity of the lower limbs making flexion/extension movement difficult

• participation in another study

• pregnancy

• people with the following legal and administrative states or situations:

• people placed under judicial protection;

• persons deprived of their liberty, persons subject to psychiatric care and personsadmitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than that ofclinical investigation;

• unemancipated minors;

• people who are not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of such ascheme