For FES to be effective both the nerve and the muscle supplied by the nerve must be undamaged. For this reason FES can be used in conditions such as:

· Stroke
· Multiple sclerosis (MS)
· Spinal cord injury, T12 and above (SCI)
· Parkinson's disease
· Cerebral palsy (CP)
· Head injury (HI)
· Familial or hereditary spastic paraparesis (FSP)

In these conditions paralysis is due to an upper motor neurone lesion. FES can also be used in orthopaedic conditions where muscle weakness is due to disuse or inhibition. If you have other problems as well as a dropped foot we have another device called the Odstock 2 Channel Stimulator (02CHS), which can stimulate a second muscle to assist walking.

 
NOTE : FES is not suitable for lower motor neurone conditions such as: Peripheral nerve lesions, Polio,  Motor neurone disease  or Guillain-Barre Syndrome.