Functional Electrical Stimulation (F.E.S)

This kind of physiotherapy treatment involves use of low frequency cureent. Electrical stimulation is used to activate and train a muscle, which has lost its action or in training a muscle which has lost or 'forgotten' its action after an injury / surgery.

Types

Modified Galvanic Current

In this treatment method the duration of current flow is long and continuous.

Time duration - 10 - 200 milliseconds
Frequency - 50 - 100 pulses/sec.
Used in cases of severe nerve damage

Surged Faradic Current

Shorter duration and intermittent flow of current
Time duration - .01-1 millisecond
Frequency - 50 cycles per/sec. Used in cases of partial nerve damage or nerve compression

Where useful?

All Nerve injuries (like Radial nerve Injury of the arm or hand)
Muscle weakness (To activate the muscle)
Facial nerve Injury

Where should it not be used?

Individuals who have

Recent cuts
Open wounds
Unhealed scars
Recent fracture
Metal plate fixation in their Body
Skin infections
Recent surgery

References:

Therapeutic Heat - (https://fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1932§ionid=141707499)
Sample Records For Cryotherapy - (https://www.science.gov/topicpages/c/cryotherapy.html)
Light Therapy - (https://accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2223§ionid=173788506)
Contrast Bath Therapy - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast_bath_therapy)
Shortwave And Microwave Diathermy - (https://accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=465§ionid=40195359)
Ultrasonics - (https://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/physics/physics/ultrasonics)
Therapeutic Massage Techniques - (https://www.physioblasts.org/f/public/1366280192_429_FT0_technique_of_massage.pdf)
The Properties Of Water And Their Applications for Training - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327375/)

Published on Feb 19, 2016
Last Updated on Nov 11, 2019

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