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Published articles from Anatomical Concepts on electrical stimulation for denervated muscle, safety, devices, and related topics.
Denervation of Muscle: Why Use Electrical Stimulation?
Denervation is a loss of nerve supply to muscle that can occur due to injuries to peripheral nerves or spinal cord damage. The RISE Stimulator sends electrical signals directly to muscle fibres, bypassing damaged nerves to prevent atrophy and help restore muscle bulk and function.
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What Can I Do to Help Denervated Muscles?
Skeletal muscle denervation is caused by damage to nerves that supply a muscle, which can result from trauma, infection, inflammation, or medical procedures. With the right rehabilitation and electrical stimulation protocols, denervated muscles can regain strength and function.
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Electrical Stimulation After Nerve Repair Surgery: When to Start and What to Expect
After nerve repair surgery, regenerating nerve fibres grow toward target muscles over months, during which muscles without nerve signals begin to atrophy. Electrical stimulation keeps muscles viable during the reinnervation window, significantly improving functional recovery chances.
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Using the Stimulette Edition 5 with Denervated Muscles
The Stimulette Edition 5 supports two classes of waveforms for denervated muscles: exponential current with long triangular waveforms and functional electrostimulation with broad biphasic rectangular pulses. Specialised broad pulses are needed to make denervated muscle fibres contract directly.
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Is Electrical Stimulation Safe?
An overview of the safety considerations for electrical stimulation therapy in rehabilitation and physical therapy, covering contraindications, precautions, and the evidence for safe use.
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Are There Any Long-Term Studies on the Safety of Electrical Stimulation for Patients with Metal Implants?
A common concern involves patients with metal implants near treatment areas. This article reviews the evidence on whether passive metal implants are contraindicated for electrical stimulation.
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FES and Peripheral Nerve Injuries: Exploring Benefits of Functional Electrical Stimulation
Peripheral nerve injury affects sensation and motor function. Functional electrical stimulation can play an important role in maximising functional recovery by triggering muscular contractions in denervated or paralysed muscles.
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Electrotherapy, FES and Its Historical Roots
From Galvani’s discovery that electricity applied to a frog’s sciatic nerve produces contraction, to modern functional electrical stimulation — a look at the history and development of electrotherapy.
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Revolutionising Pain Management: The Promise of Electrical Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injuries
Neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury can manifest as abnormal sensations or pain from typically non-painful stimuli. Electrical stimulation offers a non-invasive, safe approach to pain management with very few reported side effects.
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