ELCTRONIC STIMULATION

There are several electrical stimulation modes that use different types of currents intended to stimulate different nerves in a variety of specific ways. These include modes such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), interferential, pre-modulated, Russian, and symmetrical or asymmetrical bi-phasic. Don’t let the words confuse you, though. Your physical therapist will decide the right one to meet your unique needs.

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Our clinic frequently utilizes electrical stimulation in order to provide a variety of beneficial healing effects, including:

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• Reduce, eliminate, and/or control pain (both acute and chronic)

• Increase local circulation

• Decrease swelling

• Improve range of motion

• Reduce muscle spasm

• Provide biofeedback (aka improve body awareness)

• Improve motor coordination

• Provide neuromuscular re-education

• Prevent or reverse muscle atrophy (especially after prolonged immobilization, such as a limb being casted as a fracture heals)

Pain control and reduction is probably the most frequent indication of electrical stimulation usage. Specifically, this modality can trigger an innate and completely natural analgesic effect by stimulating specific sensory nerve fibers (including A-beta, A-delta, and C fibers) which both disrupt or decrease the sensation of pain and also elicit the release of certain neurotransmitters which can prolong the pain-relieving effects.

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For inquiries, please contact our office at 929.333.4564

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