PHTY207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Medium Frequency, Jerwood Foundation, Pelvic Floor
Document Summary
Outline the clinical uses and proposed physiological effects of sensory electrical stimulation (ses: what is sensory electrical stimulation, stimulation of sensory nerves, clinically main use is for pain management. Interferential and portable sensory tens are two methods of delivering ses: tens, trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation i. e. electrical current applied across the skin. In clinical practice often refers to battery operated portable sensory tens: proposed physiological effects. Stimulation of sensory nerves: a-beta nerve fibres, touch and pressure receptors, a-delta fibres, pain receptors, activates the pain-gate mechanism, alters neurotransmitter content, effects on neuropathic pain, other possible effects. Ifc clinical uses: pain management (johnson and wilson, 1997, treatment of swelling (christie and willoughby, 1990, fracture healing (ganne 1988, pelvic floor muscle retraining for treatment of stress incontinence (laycock and green, 1988; laycock and jerwood, 1993: more good quality randomised controlled clinical trials are needed, portable tens clinical uses, acute and chronic pain management, post-op pain, arthritic pain.
