Evaluation on the Antipruritic Role of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Pruritic Dermatoses

Dermatology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 199 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Yuk Ming Tang ◽  
Loi Yuen Chan ◽  
Kuen Kong Lo ◽  
Tze Wai Wong
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation

scholarly journals Stretch Reflex Latencies in Spastic Hemiparetic Subjects are Prolonged After Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina W.Y. Hui-Chan ◽  
Mindy F. Levin
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Stretch Reflex ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Dorsal Column ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Reflex Excitability ◽  
Reflex Threshold ◽  
Repetitive Electrical Stimulation

ABSTRACT:Low-intensity repetitive electrical stimulation such as dorsal column and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) reportedly decreases spasticity and improves voluntary motor control. However, the mechanisms mediating these effects are unclear. Recent findings suggest that spasticity may be characterized more appropriately by a decrease in the stretch reflex threshold than by an increase in gain. Our objectives were: (1) to examine possible changes in stretch reflex excitability following 45 min of TENS, (2) to map out the time course of possible post-stimulation effects via both latency and magnitude (amplitude or area) measurements, and (3) to determine the role of segmental versus non-segmental mechanisms involved in mediating these changes. The effects of 45 min of segmentally and heterosegmentally applied TENS on lower limb reflexes in ten spastic hemiparetic subjects were contrasted with those resulting from placebo stimulation. We found that both segmentally and heterosegmentally applied TENS caused an immediate increase in soleus H reflex latencies that was evident for up to 60 minutes post-stimulation in over 75% of the subjects. Similar increases for up to 60 and 40 minutes post-stimulation was noted for the stretch reflex latencies in 50% and 67% of the subjects respectively for segmental and heterosegmental stimulation. These results suggested that manipulation of segmental and heterosegmental afférents for 45 min may lead to a decrease of the otherwise augmented stretch reflex excitability accompanying hemiparetic spasticity.

The Role of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Management of Labour in Obstetric Patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin W. C. Lee ◽  
Ivis W. Y. Chung ◽  
Janet Y. L. Lee ◽  
Pansy W. Y. Lam ◽  
Robert K. H. Chin
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation

scholarly journals Role of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in post-operative analgesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukhyanti Kerai ◽  
KirtiNath Saxena ◽  
Bharti Taneja ◽  
Lalit Sehrawat
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation

The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the viability of random skin flaps in rats

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 151-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Eloin Liebano ◽  
Lydia Masako Ferreira ◽  
Miguel Sabino Neto
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Skin Flap ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Skin Flaps ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Flap Viability ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

The aim of this study was to determine the role of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in the viability of random skin flaps. In 30 Wistar-EPM rats, a random 10×4 cm skin flap was raised and a plastic barrier was interposed between the flap and its bed. Immediately after surgery and for two subsequent days, the rats in group 1 (the control group) were anesthetized for 1 h with the electrodes positioned in the base of the flap and without the administration of the electric stimulus. The rats in group 2 (the treatment group) were submitted to TENS for 1 h immediately after the surgery and for two subsequent days. The percentage of necrotic area (averages of 43.11% in the rats in group 1 and 23.52% in the rats in group 2) was calculated on the seventh postoperative day in both groups. Statistical analysis proved that TENS was more efficient in increasing random skin flap viability than was the method used in the control group.

Parasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for overactive bladder in constipated children: The role of constipation

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 396.e1-396.e6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Luiza Veiga ◽  
Elen Veruska Costa ◽  
Inaah Portella ◽  
Ananda Nacif ◽  
Ana Aparecida Martinelli Braga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation
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