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Electrical Stimulation
-produces muscle contractions
-controlling pain
-promoting tissue healing
-enhancing transdermal drug delivery
-providing EMG biofeedback
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
-muscular contraction
-requires functioning PNS
-indications: orthopedic conditions, CNS injury, stimulate denervated muscles,
control edema
EMS
electrical muscle stimulation
ESTR
electrical stimulation for tissue repair
NMES
neuromuscular electrical stimulation
FES
functional electrical stimulation
-stimulates intact peripheral nerves in patients with CNS damage (SCI, CVA,
MS, TBI, CP)
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

, Direct current (DC)
-tissue healing
-iontophoresis
-stimulating denervated muscle
-galvanic current




Alternating current (AC)
-continuous, sinusoidal, bidirectional flow of charged particles
-pain control or muscle contraction
-NMES




Pulsed current (PC)
-pain control, muscle contraction, or tissue healing
-monophasic or biphasic
-TENS




Strength-duration curve
the amplitude and duration of electrical current required to produce an action
potential depends on the type of nerve being stimulated

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