| TREATMENT
OPTIONS - Electrical Stimulation Therapy
Electrotherapeutic Modalities involves the
use of electrical currents to accelerate healing, slow muscle
atrophy and build muscle mass during periods of inactivity
| Neuromuscular
Electrical Stimulation |
- application of electrical currents
via electrodes to elicit muscle contractions
- delays muscle atrophy in non-ambulatory
patients, facilitates neuromuscular reeducation,
promotes muscle strengthening and sensory awareness
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| Transcutaneous
Electrical Nerve Stimulation |
- application of electrical current
via electrodes for the purpose of pain control
- gate control theory of pain argues
that a low-level constant stimulation of nocioceptor
fibres that are sensitive to vibration interferes
with other nocioceptor fibres responsible for communicating
pain sensation to the brain
resulting in decreased pain sensation
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