BACKGROUND Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is currently used to treat refractory epilepsy and is being investigated as a potential therapy for a range of conditions, including heart failure, tinnitus, obesity and Alzheimer's disease. However, the invasive nature and expense limits the use of VNS in patient populations and hinders the exploration of the mechanisms involved. OBJECTIVE We investig...

Nyeri muskuloskeletal menjadi masalah kesehatan utama yang menyerang para petani maupun profesi lainnya akibat beban fisik dan durasi kerja tinggi. Dengan keterbatasan modalitas terapi saat ini, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) dapat potensial. Systematic review ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji efikasi TENS pada nyeri dengan penyebab non-spesifik di dua lokasi tubuh tersering, yai...

We have previously shown an age-related decline in the modulation of skin vascular reactivity by sensory nerves that correlates with a decline in wound repair efficacy. This study was designed to examine the possibility that improving the functional ability of aged sensory nerves using noninvasive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) could also accelerate tissue repair. TENS of th...

The pain reducing effect of vibratory stimulation and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as compared to aspirin and placebo was studied in 60 patients suffering myofascial or musculoskeletal pain. Vibratory stimulation at 20 Hz, 100 Hz and 200 Hz and two modes of TENS were used for peripheral stimulation. In 48 patients these modes of stimulation produced pain reduction. Out of ...

OBJECTIVE: Arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) is a presynaptic, ongoing reflex inhibition of joint musculature after distension or damage to the joint. The extent to which therapeutic interventions affect AMI is unknown. The purpose of this study was to verify that the vastus medialis (VM) is inhibited using the knee joint effusion model and to investigate the effects of cryotherapy and transc...

In this article, the reasons for occurrence of Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) and effect electrotherapy on it were discussed. Electrotherapy is a non-invasive easy method to treat DOMS muscle fatigue. As result intense abnormal exercise, creatine phosphokinase enzyme in increases occur. can be treated with techniques such as micro-current electrotherapy. Micro-currents devices reduce seve...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether real or sham low-level laser therapy (LLLT) plus microamperes transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) applied to acupuncture points significantly reduces pain in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-control, crossover trial. Patients and staff administered outcome measures blinded. SETTING Outpatient, university-aff...

Traditional Chinese acupuncture has a history of over 2,500 years. It is now considered to be a type of “complementary medicine” because it is effective in the treatment of many conditions with fewer side effects compared with other medical procedures, such as surgery or treatment with pharmaceuticals (Wu, 1996). The WHO has published guidance describing the efficacy of acupuncture in the cure ...

Many methods exist for cardiac and neural signal feature extraction and identification, but a published method for validation of therapeutic medical devices by computer analysis of their signals can be seldom found. This paper presents a simple, fast algorithm to extract the electrical stimulation including pulse width, exponential decay, and time between pulses from neurostimulators, pacemaker...

BACKGROUND Pharmacological treatment for diabetic polyneuropathy (DP) has shown limited benefit; frequency-modulated electrical stimulation (FREMS) has shown positive results in pain control and nerve conduction velocity in DP. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of FREMS vs transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the release of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in Type...