Treatment of spinal spasticity by electrical stimulation

Franek, Andrzej; Turczyński, B; Opara, Józef

doi:10.1016/0141-5425(88)90009-x

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“…15 The spasticity-reducing influence of electrical stimulation has been demonstrated earlier. [16][17][18][19] Our data from the experiments after functional electrical stimulation are in line with these earlier studies.…”

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Changes in spastic muscle tone increase in patients with spinal cord injury using functional electrical stimulation and passive leg movements

Krause¹,

Szecsi²,

Straube³

2008

Clin Rehabil

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Changes in spastic muscle tone increase in patients with spinal cord injury using functional electrical stimulation and passive leg movements

Krause¹,

Szecsi²,

Straube³

2008

Clin Rehabil

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“…3 This also explains why physiotherapy helps. 5 Electrical stimulation can also reduce spastic tone, [6][7][8] but has not yet been introduced in the clinic as standard therapy due to its various side effects. Recently, two groups showed that repetitive magnetic stimulation has positive effects on spastic tone increase.…”

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Lumbar repetitive magnetic stimulation reduces spastic tone increase of the lower limbs

Krause¹,

Edrich²,

Straube³

2004

Spinal Cord

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Study Design: Comparison of spinal lesion subjects and normal subjects. Objective: To investigate the effects of a paravertebral repetitive magnetic stimulation on spastic tone increase of the lower limbs. Setting: Munich, Germany. Methods: We compared the effects in 15 patients with different spinal lesions and in 16 healthy subjects. The spastic tone increase was evaluated clinically with the Ashworth scale and apparatively with the pendulum test, both at fixed times before and after stimulation. Unilateral stimulation was applied to the lumbar nerve roots L3 and L4 of the clinically more spastic leg. Results: The spastic tone decreased significantly in the interval between 4 and 24 h after stimulation. This effect was slightly more pronounced in the contralateral extremity. Furthermore, the stimulation motor threshold of the patients was significantly raised. Conclusion: Repetitive magnetic unilateral stimulation has a positive effect on spastic tone increase due to spinal lesions, causing a decrease that lasts for about 1 day not only on the ipsilateral but also on the contralateral side.

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“…Although electrical stimulation has been found to be effective in reducing spastic tone , it has not yet been introduced as a standard clinical therapy. So far, spinal cord stimulation is used as a last‐choice treatment for patients with chronic back and or limb pain, having found no pain relief from other treatments .…”

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Noninvasive Spinal Cord Stimulation: Technical Aspects and Therapeutic Applications

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Höller

Taylor

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Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface

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Treatment of spinal spasticity by electrical stimulation

Cited by 34 publications

References 8 publications

Changes in spastic muscle tone increase in patients with spinal cord injury using functional electrical stimulation and passive leg movements

Changes in spastic muscle tone increase in patients with spinal cord injury using functional electrical stimulation and passive leg movements

Lumbar repetitive magnetic stimulation reduces spastic tone increase of the lower limbs

Noninvasive Spinal Cord Stimulation: Technical Aspects and Therapeutic Applications

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