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STIMULATORS
IN CONTEMPORARY PHYSICAL
THERAPY
Presented by:
Anusuya Das.
Roll no.- 11931052001.
Department of Bio-Medical
Engineering.
Siliguri Institute of
OVERVIEW
Brain
Spinal Cord
Stimulator
Limb
STRENGTH DURATION
CURVE
Galvanic
Faradic
Exponential
Interrupted Galvanic
Surged Faradic
TYPES OF STIMULATOR
WAVEFORMS
GALVANIC CURRENT
TYPES OF STIMULATOR
WAVEFORMS
FARADIC CURRENT
TYPES OF STIMULATOR
WAVEFORMS
EXPONENTIAL CURRENT
TYPES OF STIMULATOR
WAVEFORMS
↓
NATURAL PAIN RELIEVING SUBSTANCES
(ENDORPHINS)
↓
NO PAIN MESSAGES TO BRAIN
↓
TRANSCUTANEOUS
ELECTRICAL NERVE
STIMULATION
Transcutaneous or skin surface
application of electrical stimulus.
Impulses produced in battery
powered pulse generator.
Continuous mild stimulation.
Jams pain signals along nerves.
Results in analgesia.
Current intensity: 0-80 mA
Pulse frequency: 2-150 Hz
Pulse duration: 2-250 μs
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