Sentences with phrase «electrical stimulation therapy»

Other devices and therapies in development include an implanted microchip, electrical stimulation therapy, implantable capsules of timed - release medication, nutrient therapies to reduce retinal damage and gene therapies to halt or reverse retinitis pigmentosa.

Not exact matches

«While electrical stimulation of the brain is emerging as potential therapy for a wide range of neurological and psychiatric diseases, little is known about its effect on memory,» says Gregory Worrell, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic neurologist and senior author of the article.

Patients with SCI underwent 30 minutes of electrical nerve stimulation therapy five days a week for six weeks on one limb.

New treatments for spinal cord injury, including stem cells, gene therapy and electrical stimulation, are being studied.

With a combination of drug therapy and electrical stimulation administered via the e-dura, the rats were able to walk again.

It is too soon to endorse experimental therapies that employ electrical stimulation, Zhao says.

Perhaps direct electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, he conjectured, would do what mere physical therapy could not.

Researchers have developed a method to measure how the brain responds to electrical stimulation and use the response to maximize efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS)-- a therapy that has been successfully used to treat advanced stages of Parkinson's disease.

Four people with paraplegia are able to voluntarily move previously paralyzed muscles as a result of a novel therapy that involves electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, according to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.

Such studies could guide still - experimental therapies such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, which aims to suppress or boost brain activity in targeted areas through electrical currents.

Physicians and researchers have long sought drugs or therapies, ranging from electrical stimulation to whole body harness walkers, that could rehabilitate those connections, but they have achieved few signs of success in people.

Alternative therapies such as acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA, which combines acupuncture with electrical stimulation) are effective in reducing pain and, possibly, alcohol - withdrawal symptoms.

Dr. Forrest conducts mobility research at Kessler Foundation, where in addition to Ekso, she studies the effectiveness of activity based therapies for recovery of function including electrical stimulation, and the LokomatPro v6 (Hocoma), a robotic treadmill training device.

Using data from the AHRQ report, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER, 2011) conducted a cost - effectiveness modeling study, assuming that transcranial electrical stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy have equivalent efficacy.

Physical training, robotic technology, functional electrical stimulation, electrophysiology, imaging and metabolic measurements are among the tools or therapies utilized.

For example, deep brain stimulation (DBS)-- delivering an electrical current into the brain to modify nerve activity — has become a standard therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD), and it is now being adapted to treat a range of other conditions including depression and obsessive - compulsive disorder.

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In fact, some emerging therapies for depression use electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to trigger changes in the brain.»

These options include over-the-counter medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), physical therapy, injections with local anesthetics, electrical stimulation, acupuncture and meditation.

Some patients find so much relief from the TENS therapy that they have a similar device, called Interstim, surgically implanted in their lower backs so that they have constant electrical stimulation to treat urgency - frequency syndrome as well as urinary retention when other treatments have failed.

In TENS therapy, mild electrical stimulation is applied to the lower back or pubic area.

Many physical therapists use transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy to treat IC.

The idea of interrupting pain signals is also the basis for another alternative therapy — transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).

Electrotherapy such as electrical stimulation (TENS), Ultrasound therapy or magnetic field therapy may be useful in relieving back pain symptoms.

Physiotherapy treatment for TMJ Disorders includes postural examination and correction, and may include a combination of manual therapy to the chewing / biting muscles and those in the neck and covering the head, mobilization of the facial bones, jaw and neck, acupuncture as tolerated, electrical stimulation, and therapeutic exercises.

These include Botanical / Herbal Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, Cupping, Clinical Nutrition, Lifestyle Counseling, Physical Therapies (intramuscular stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), and IV therapy.

If it's extremely tight, you may also need physical therapy with cross-frictional massage, electrical stimulation, and ultrasound.

Evidence was insufficient to determine the effectiveness of electrical muscle stimulation, interferential therapy, short - wave diathermy, traction, or superficial heat or cold.

Evidence was insufficient to determine the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), electrical muscle stimulation, inferential therapy, short - wave diathermy, traction, superficial cold, motor control exercise (MCE), Pilates, tai chi, yoga, psychological therapies, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, ultrasound, and taping.

That became the foundation for many more Medtronic therapies that employ electrical stimulation to solve medical conditions.

Elizabeth Rhodes, Registered Veterinary Technician at VCA Woodland South and certified in Canine Rehabilitation, helps with Electrical Stimulation and physical therapy.

Visit a doggie rehab facility and you'll see underwater treadmills, electrical stimulation, range - of - motion exercises, massage, acupuncture, laser therapy to help injured tissue heal, and exercise equipment similar to what's in fitness centers for humans such as aerobic steps, balance balls, hills, and poles for over and under maneuvers.

Her weakened leg has regained muscle and function after weight loss, laser therapy, therapeutic exercises, electrical stimulation and stem cell injections.

Modalities available for animal physical rehabilitation include: aquatic therapy (underwater treadmill, pool, or whirlpool), therapeutic LASER, acupuncture, electrical stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound, massage, joint mobilizations, hot and cold therapy, passive range of motion, stretch, and therapeutic exercises.

Physical Rehabilitation Services: We offer a wide variety of conditioning and rehabilitation therapy including therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, therapeutic ultrasound, strength training and more.

We offer a wide variety of conditioning and rehabilitation therapy including underwater treadmill, therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), therapeutic ultrasound, strength training and more.

To stimulate a denervated muscle (e.g., in patients with spinal cord injuries), the muscle fibers must be excited directly; this form of therapy is called electrical muscle stimulation.

These include therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, hydrotherapy and electrical muscle stimulation.

To treat patients, the CCRPs conduct transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; massage, heat and cold therapies; strength and conditioning exercises; and balance, coordination and gait training.

Targeted areas might receive Laser Therapy for decreasing inflammation, ultrasound for warming, neuromuscular electrical stimulation for muscle strengthening, and balance and proprioceptive exercises to help with agility, strength, and overall movement.

Depending on the circumstances, this might involve acoustic compression therapy, electrical stimulation, laser therapy, underwater treadmill, swimming, therapeutic ultrasound, acupuncture, veterinary spinal manipulation, massage, and a combination of effective exercises.

Specialities: Underwater Treadmill, Electrical Stimulation, Therapeutic Ultrasound, Training & Conditioning, Acupuncture, Laser Therapy, and Tui - na.

Clinical Applications Hydrotherapy Shockwave Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) Ultrasound Electrical Stimulation Massage

A. CRCG's Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapisits / Practitioners (CCRT / CCRP) use the endless pool, an underwater treadmill, ultrasound, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, hands - on massage, therapy / swiss balls, and other equipment in providing rehabilitation therapy for a dog.

This one hour clinic will be focused on alternative healing and exercise methods such as: Underwater treadmill, massage, joint mobilization, stretching, cold laser therapy, electrical stimulation and therapeutic ultrasound.

Therapeutic exercises, massage therapy, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), and thermal therapy technologies are also available to improve your pet's recovery and improve their physical health.

Our facility has underwater treadmills, land treadmills, cavaletti, Pilates, electrostimulation therapy, therapeutic laser, therapeutic ultrasound, TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) therapy and trained specialists and technicians that know how to make use of these modalities to benefit the pet in need of rehabilitation.

For 7 months, I worked closely with Natalia, performing laser therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, swimming, underwater treadmill exercises, passive range of motion exercises, massage, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation to prepare her for surgery.

Others practice treatment with less documented benefits such as cryotherapy, laser therapy and neuromuscular electrical stimulation — treatments commonly used in sports and rehabilitative human medicine.

Massage therapy, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, low - level laser therapy and therapeutic ultrasound are great adjunctive treatments.