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    Electrical muscle stimulation uses varying pulse duration, intensity, and pulse rate to stimulate different nerve fibers for purposes like recruiting motor or sensory fibers depending on the treatment protocol. Pulse duration is chosen based on whether motor fibers or sensory fibers need recruiting, pulse rate depends on electrode placement type, and intensity is adjusted for each patient's perception and level of muscle contraction needed.

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    a preliminary overview on muscle stim

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    Electrical muscle stimulation uses varying pulse duration, intensity, and pulse rate to stimulate different nerve fibers for purposes like recruiting motor or sensory fibers depending on the treatment protocol. Pulse duration is chosen based on whether motor fibers or sensory fibers need recruiting, pulse rate depends on electrode placement type, and intensity is adjusted for each patient's perception and level of muscle contraction needed.

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    Electrical Muscle Stimulation

    Vary INTENSITY and PULSE DURATION to stimulate different groups of


    nerve fibers.

    Wider pulse duration: RECRUIT MOTOR FIBERS.


    Narrow pulse duration: RECRUIT SENSORY FIBERS.

    Choice of pulse duration, depends on TREATMENT MODE/ PROTOCOL.

    PULSE RATE (Herts/ pulses per second)


    Depends on type of electrode placement.

    Contiguous electrode placement


    Dermatome electrode placement.
    (80Hz < x)

    Point treatments

    Use slow pulses.


    (10Hz < x)

    Combinations of electrode placement strategies, (80Hz <x).


    Use higher pulse rate.

    Intensity
    Each patient responds differently due to differences: tissue resistance,
    enervation, tkin thickness.

    Perception
    Slight contraction
    Strong contraction

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