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Does transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) have a clinically relevant analgesic effect on different pain conditions? A literature review

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2013
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) is a standard therapy used in different painful conditions such as low back pain, diabetic polyneuropathy or arthrosis.
Asami Naka, Mohammed Keilani, Stefan Loefler, Richard Crevenna   +3 more
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Electrical stimulation for therapeutic approach

Interdisciplinary Medicine, 2023
Electrical stimulation as a therapeutic approach is widely applicable in terms of target tissues or target effects. This method can be an alternative to conventional therapies for patients who are resistant to drugs or are ineligible for surgical ...
Enji Kim, Sumin Kim, Yong Won Kwon, Hunkyu Seo, Moohyun Kim, Won Gi Chung, Wonjung Park, Hayoung Song, Dong Ha Lee, Jakyoung Lee, Sanghoon Lee, Inhea Jeong, Kyeonghee Lim, Jang‐Ung Park   +13 more
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Laboratory study of the impact of repetitive electrical and mechanical stimulation on brown shrimp Crangon crangon [PDF]

, 2016
Pulse trawling is currently the best available alternative to beam trawling in the brown shrimp Crangon crangon and Sole Solea solea (also known as Solea vulgaris) fisheries.
Annemie Decostere, Bart Verschueren, Council European, De Haan D., European Council, Hans Polet, Koen Chiers, Lindeboom H. J., Luc Duchateau, Maarten Soetaert, Smaal A. C., van Marlen B., Verhaegen Y., Verschueren B.   +13 more
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A Wireless Implantable System for Facilitating Gastrointestinal Motility. [PDF]

, 2019
Gastrointestinal (GI) electrical stimulation has been shown in several studies to be a potential treatment option for GI motility disorders. Despite the promising preliminary research progress, however, its clinical applicability and usability are still ...
Dubrovsky, Genia, Dunn, James CY, Liu, Wentai, Lo, Yi-Kai, Wang, Po-Min   +4 more
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Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Skeletal Muscle of Old Sedentary People

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2018
Physical activity plays an important role in preventing muscle atrophy and chronic diseases in adults and in the elderly. Calcium (Ca 2+ ) cycling and activation of specific molecular pathways are essential in contraction-induced muscle adaptation.
Simone Mosole PhD, Sandra Zampieri PhD, Sandra Furlan, Ugo Carraro MD, Stefan Löefler RSR, Helmut Kern MD, PhD, Pompeo Volpe MD, Alessandra Nori PhD   +7 more
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Strength training in elderly people improves static balance: a randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2013
Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two different types of strength training programs on static balance in elderly subjects. Subjects older than 65 years of age were enrolled and assigned to control group (CG, n =19), electrical ...
Sarabon Nejc, Stefan Loefler, Jan Cvecka, Milan Sedliak, Helmut Kern   +4 more
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Neuromuscular or Sensory Electrical Stimulation for Reconditioning Motor Output and Postural Balance in Older Subjects?

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Percutaneous electrical stimulation is used for reconditioning functional capabilities in older subjects. However, its optimal application depends on the specific physiological needs of the individual.
Thierry Paillard
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A functional electrical stimulation system for human walking inspired by reflexive control principles [PDF]

, 2017
This study presents an innovative multichannel functional electrical stimulation gait-assist system which employs a well-established purely reflexive control algorithm, previously tested in a series of bipedal walking robots.
Gollee, Henrik, Macleod, Catherine A., Meng, Lin, Porr, Bernd   +3 more
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elPBN neurons regulate rVLM activity through elPBN-rVLM projections during activation of cardiac sympathetic afferent nerves. [PDF]

, 2016
The external lateral parabrachial nucleus (elPBN) within the pons and rostral ventrolateral medulla (rVLM) contributes to central processing of excitatory cardiovascular reflexes during stimulation of cardiac sympathetic afferent nerves (CSAN).
Fu, Liang-Wu, Guo, Zhi-Ling, Longhurst, John C, Tjen-A-Looi, Stephanie C   +3 more
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Desynchronizing effect of high-frequency stimulation in a generic cortical network model

, 2012
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) are two different applications of electrical current to the brain used in different areas of medicine. Both have a similar frequency dependence of their efficiency, with the most
A Antal, A Antal, A Benabid, A Compte, A Gupta, A Limoge, A Limoge, A Sances Jr, AS Pikovsky, B Nuttin, C Börgers, CC McIntyre, E Schöll, EM Izhikevich, EM Izhikevich, EM Izhikevich, EM Izhikevich, F Velasco, H Markram, J Lian, J Yianni, JA Acebrón, JA Obesó, JD Geyer, Jens Christian Claussen, JL Houeto, KJ Ressler, L Gang, L Garcia, M Steriade, Markus Schütt, P Coubes, R Kumar, R Wang, SC Bellinger, TR Anderson, V Visser-Vandewalle, X Zhang, Y Liu, Y Su   +39 more
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