Biomechanical Modelling of Electrical Stimulation in the Correction of Scoliosis

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  • Maurice Curtin
  • Madeleine Lowery
چکیده

One method of assessing the potential efficacy of various clinical treatments is the use of computational modelling. Previous modelling studies have indicated that ideal muscle activation patterns could produce a better immediate corrective pattern than bracing . This would suggest that there is great potential in electrical stimulation, but compared with bracing, and with a general lack of clinical evidence to support the use of stimulation, this method of treatment has received little attention in recent years. With advances in modelling, and the development of implantable electrodes, perhaps it is now time to revisit the area of electrical stimulation in scoliosis correction in order to identify and demonstrate its full potential.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011