Investigation into the peristaltic contraction of the sigmoid colon by electrical stimulation: a pilot study in the pig

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.B. Jenkins ◽  
F. Lee ◽  
J.D. Enderle
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Sigmoid Colon ◽  
Peristaltic Contraction

scholarly journals Arm-cranking exercise assisted by Functional Electrical Stimulation in C6 tetraplegia: A pilot study

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 415-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Coupaud ◽  
H. Gollee ◽  
K.J. Hunt ◽  
M.H. Fraser ◽  
D.B. Allan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Functional Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Arm Cranking ◽  
Arm Cranking Exercise

A New Dimension in the Study of Human Functional Joint Instability

2012 ◽  
Vol 249-250 ◽  
pp. 1271-1276
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Tarang Jain ◽  
Clayton Wauneka
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Joint Instability ◽  
Ankle Instability ◽  
Soft Tissue Injuries ◽  
Functional Ankle Instability ◽  
The Past ◽  
Upright Standing ◽  
Unloading Reaction ◽  
Testing Condition

Functional joint instability is common after joint soft tissue injuries. We present in this report our pilot finding in a study of functional ankle instability. Although past studies have suggested multiple pathological factors for functional ankle instability, none of those factors has been confirmed in the past studies. More importantly, no known factor can provide an explanation for an ankle giving way phenomenon which is a key element in defining a functional ankle instability. In this pilot study, we tested five subjects with functional ankle instability using a dynamic ankle stretching device combined with nociceptive electrical stimulation. Three out of five subjects showed a drastic reaction in which they totally gave up their control of upright standing after their affected ankles were under the combined ankle stretch and nociceptive stimuli. Such drastic reaction was not observed in the same ankles under only the ankle stretch. There was no such drastic reaction in the unaffected ankle under either testing condition. This pilot finding indicates a possibility of a hyper-reactivity to unloading reaction in the ankles with functional ankle instability

scholarly journals Transpalpebral Electrical Stimulation as a Novel Therapeutic Approach to Decrease Intraocular Pressure for Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Félix Gil-Carrasco ◽  
Daniel Ochoa-Contreras ◽  
Marco A. Torres ◽  
Jorge Santiago-Amaya ◽  
Fidel W. Pérez-Tovar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Open Angle Glaucoma ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Open Angle ◽  
Naive Group ◽  
Treatment Naïve ◽  
The Mean

Purpose. To determine the effect on intraocular pressure of transpalpebral specific exogenous voltages in a cohort of open-angle glaucoma patients. Methods. This is a prospective, comparative, and experimental pilot study. The electrical stimuli applied consisted of 10 Hz, biphasic, nonrectangular current pulses (100 μA) delivered from an isolated constant current stimulator. At intake, baseline IOP measurements were obtained from each eye. The measurement was repeated before and after microstimulation until the end of the treatment. Results. Seventy-eight eyes of 46 patients diagnosed with POAG were studied: 58 eyes with maximum tolerated medical treatment and 20 eyes without treatment (naïve). The mean baseline IOP on the treated POAG group was 19.25 mmHg ± 4.71. Baseline IOP on the naïve group was 20.38 mmHg ± 3.28. At the four-month follow-up visit, the mean IOP value on the treatment group was 14.41 mmHg ± 2.06 (P<0.0001). The obtained mean IOP measurement on the treatment-naïve group was 15.29 mmHg ± 2.28 (P<0.0001). Conclusions. The hypotensive response obtained using transpalpebral electrical stimulation on POAG patients, both on treatment-naïve patients and on patients receiving maximum tolerable treatment, was statistically significant when comparing basal IOP measurements to those obtained at the four-month follow-up visit.

Muscle oxygenation dynamics in response to electrical stimulation as measured with near‐infrared spectroscopy: A pilot study

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi‐Hua Huang ◽  
Ming‐Lung Chuang ◽  
Pay‐Zen Wang ◽  
Yueh‐Chi Chen ◽  
Chung‐Ming Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Near Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Muscle Oxygenation
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