Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of bundles, such as ulnar and median nerves, is a technique used to evoke tactile sensation on the hand. Considering this does not require electrodes be attached hand, it can induce without interrupting interaction between hand environment. Although technology has most commonly been explored for restoring sensory feedback in amputees, also appl...

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...

Ischialgia yaitu suatu kondisi yang disebabkan karena adanya penekanan pada saraf ischiadicus herniasi diskus atau tonjolan tulang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas dari pemberian Infrared, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Mobilization, Pelvic Tilting dan Stretching kasus Ischialgia. Dengan masing-masing dosis infrared dengan seminggu dua kali, intensitas...

[Purpose] This study investigated two-point discrimination (TPD) and the electrical sensory threshold of the blind to define the effect of using Braille on the tactile and electrical senses. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-eight blind participants were divided equally into a text-reading and a Braille-reading group. We measured tactile sensory and electrical thresholds using the TPD method and a ...

Objective-To determine the effect of Electroacupuncture and Transcutaneous Electrical Neural Stimulation on Regeneration of Sciatic Nerve in Dog   Design - Experimental in vivo study. Animals - A total of 15 adult male mixed bred dogs, weighing 26±2.6 Kg/BW with aging of 42±6 months, which were divided into three groups of  5 dogs. Procedures-Under general anesthesia, the right sciatic nerv...

Introduction: The knee joint osteoarthritis is one of the most important causes of musculoskeletal pains and disability. Beside the medical treatments, rehabilitation and physiotherapy has a major role in reducing the pain and improving the function of patients with knee osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the Action Potential Simulation (APS) and Transcutaneous Electric...

Transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) enables functional movements of human limbs by applying electrically generated pulses to pairs of electrodes placed on the skin surface. New TES technology uses multi-channel configurable electrodes that can dynamically distribute the stimulation current across the skin surface. Such systems require a quantitative understanding of the spatial and temp...

207 Received October 23, 2013; revised and accepted February 13, 2014. Published online March 20, 2014; doi: 10.1620/tjem.232.207. *These two authors contributed equally to this study. Correspondence: Hee Chul Han, Ph.D., M.D., Department of Physiology, Korea University College of Medicine, 126-1 Anam-Dong 5 Ga, Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul 136-701, South Korea. e-mail: [email protected] A Single Trial o...