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Assessment and modulation of essential tremor using peripheral-nerve stimulation
… such as medications and thalamic deep brain stimulation, have not been adopted broadly because of the invasiveness of the treatments and their lack of efficacy. To address these limitations, the objectives of this PhD dissertation are (1) to quantitatively assess tremor movement, and (2) to …
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Responses of Muscles of the Cat Small Intestine to Automatic Nerve Stimulation
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation In Hypertensive Rats: Assessing Pathophysiology Using ECG And Pressure Data
… patients respond to current medications. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), which aims to restore autonomic balance, has emerged as a promising new treatment for this disease. In our lab, we conducted an experimental study aimed at assessing the safety and efficacy of chronic, continuously cyclic …
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in the treatment of patients with chronic pain
Contains fulltext : 92573.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Autoregulation of blood flow during sympathetic nerve stimulation in the arteriolar network on cat sartorius muscle.
… of flow would be increased during sympathetic nerve stimulation because the latter causes arteriolar constriction and decreases tissue oxygen tension. However, the elevated vascular tone might also influence the myogenic response (i.e., arteriolar constriction to elevated intravascular …
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The influence of stimulus control on the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on experimental ischaemic pain
A review of the relevant literature suggested a number of unresolved issues in the most efficacious use of TENS for pain-relief including the degree of control and the frequency of TENS. The study investigated the influence of giving subjects control of the TENS stimulus on reported pain intensity …
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MRI Safety Concerns: Anatomy Impacts on Radiofrequency Induced Heating and Implant Impacts on Gradient Induced Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
… induced heating and gradient induced peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) are two typical safety concerns. Although many literatures have found the importance of them, they are not fully investigated. In this dissertation, the impact of anatomy on the RF-induced heating and the impact of orthopedic …
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The treatment of myofascial syndrome using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) : a comparison between two types of electrode placements
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Chiropractic at Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa,1998.
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Repetitive Magnetic Stinulation Versus Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Neck and Shoulder : A Comparison Study
"목적: 경부와 견갑부 근막통증후군 환자에서 말초 반복자기자극치료의 통증 경감 효과를 경피적 전기자극치료와 비교하여 근골격계 통증의 치료방법으로써의 가능성과 효과를 확인하고자 한다. 연구 대상 및 방법: 발병 후 6개월 이상 된 뒷목과 어깨의 근막통증후군 통증 환자 총 20명을 무작위로 반복자기자극과 경피전기 신경자극 치료 두 군으로 분류하였다. 2주간 총 10회, 1회에 20분간 각각의 치료를 통증이 가장 심한 부위에 치료를 받았으며 치료에 대한 평가는 치료 시작 전, 2주 치료종료 직후, 치료 종료 후 2주와 5주에 …
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Simply (neuro-)stimulating: The effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on phonological and lexical tone learning indexed by behavior and pupillometry
… that could augment learning is non-invasive neurostimulation. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a type of safe, non-invasive neurostimulation that delivers electrical current to the ear canal that has been shown to enhance cognition and learning (e.g., Jacobs et al., …
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On the application and generation of subsensory electrical nerve stimulation for the improvement of vibration perception in patients with HIV-related sensory neuropathy
… the application of Subsensory Electrical Noise Stimulation (SENS) to improve symptoms of HIV-related peripheral sensory neuropathy (HIVPN). HIV-PN occurs in roughly half of the 5 million people in South Africa with HIV. The disease has been shown to reduce quality of life and increase the risk …
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Integrated modulation of sympathetic tone in the microcirculation by oxygen, adenosine, and nitric oxide
… during periods of increased sympathetic nerve activity in the rat small intestine. In this project, we sought to test the hypothesis that adenosine, formed in response to a flow-dependent fall in local PO2, serves as the stimulus to preserve endothelial NO release under these conditions. …
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Using electrical stimulation responses to understand cochlear implant status
… hearing loss. CIs stimulate the auditory nerve with current pulses on a multi-electrode array that is placed inside the cochlea. Success of CIs varies based on a wide range of patient-related and implant-related factors. In this thesis, I investigate the use of CI electrical stimulation …
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Strategies for optogenetic stimulation of deep tissue peripheral nerves
… use of viral techniques to transduce peripheral nerve tissue to be responsive to light. We characterize the properties of optogenetic peripheral nerve transduction, optimizing for variables such as expression strength, wavelength specificity, and time-course of expression. Within the scope of …
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Effects of high hydrostatic pressure on neuromuscular transmission in shallow-living and deep-living crustaceans
… decreased with increasing frequency of nerve stimulation; i. e., there was a pressure-induced increase in facilitation. Also a pressure-induced increase in the duration of the falling phase of the e.j.p. was observed which served to increase the level of depolarization resulting from …
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Electroanalgesia: Historical and Contemporary Developments
… form as TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) and ALTENS (acupuncture-like transcu taneous electrical nerve stimulation) for chronic back pain. The empirical research making up the main part of the thesis sets out to provide clear evidence to reject the null hypothesis, i.e. …
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Multimodal integration of EEG and MEG data using minimum ℓ₂-norm estimates
… Localization accuracy of responses to median-nerve stimulation was evaluated to study the utility of combining MEG and EEG.
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Characterisation of dynamics associated with skeletal muscle contraction initiated by Acetylcholine injection Ghabiba Modak.
… to be stimulated artificially via the supplying nerve. Such damage is common in patients who suffer from spinal cord injury and Multiple Sclerosis. Current practice for artificial recovery of muscle function involves stimulating the muscles directly by means of Functional Electrical Stimulation …
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