nmes/daytime e-stim

[admin]

The physician who works with my daughter on e-stim (nmes) lent me a few medical texts on electrophysiology/electromyography. They are:

Introduction to Surface Electromyography (1998) by Jeffrey R. Cram & Glenn S. Kasman with Jonathan Holz (Aspen Publishers, Inc.). If anyone is interested in ordering the volume it is at 800-638-8437 (http://www.aspenpub.com)
Chapter 1-Introduction (The History of Surface Electromyography and The Advantages and Disadvantages of Surface Electromyography)
Chapter 2-Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 3-Instrumentation
Chapter 4-Electrodes and Site Selection Strategies
Chapter 5-General Assessment Considerations
Chapter 6-Static Assessment and Clinical Protocol
Chapter 7-Emotional Assessment and Clinical Protocol
Chapter 8-Dynamic Assessment
Chapter 9-Treatment Considerations and Protocols
Chapter 10-Documentation
Chapter 11-Surface Electromyography Past, Present, and Future
Part II-Atlas for Electrode Placement (Includes all muscle groups from the head down to the feet)

The second volume is Clinical Electrophysiology (1995)by Andrew J. Robinson and Lynn Snyder-Mackler. Publisher is Williams & Wilkins. Chapters are:
Chapter 1-Basic Concepts in Electricity and Contemporary Terminology in Electrotherapy
Chapter 2-Instrumentation for Electrotherapy
Chapter 3-Physiology of Muscles and Nerves
Chapter 4-Electrical Stimulation of Muscle: Techniques and Applications
Chapter 5-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Control of Posture and Movement
Chapter 6-Neural Mechanisms of Pain
Chapter 7-Electrical Stimulation for Pain Modulation
Chapter 8-Electrical Stimulation for Tissue Repair
Chapter 9-Iontophoresis
Chapter 10-Clinical Electrophysiologic Assessment
Chapter 11-Electromyographic Biofeedback to Improve Voluntary Motor Control
Appendix A-Peripheral Neuroanatomy of the Upper and Lower Extremities

The 3rd text is entitled Electrical Stimulation: Enhancement of Muscle Function, An American Physical Therapy Association Anthology (1993). This volume includes research articles, mostly from the 1980s, investigating efficacy of NMES. The studies are broken into several categories:
Factors Affecting Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Force Production (Theory)
Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Force Production (Clinical Research and Case Studies)
Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation to Enhance Force Production (Research using Healthy Subjects)
Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Structure
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation as an Orthotic Substitute
Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation of Gait
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Increase Range of Motion (Clinic Research and Case Reports)

[francine]

Karen thanks for posting this - I've added it to the e-stim page.

[Kristie]

Karen,
How old is your daughter? How long has she been using it? I am concerned because of an earlier post regarding e-stim (specifically NMES)affecting bone growth plates in children under 24 months. My son, Ian is ten months old. We had just started using NMES on him. We only have done three treatments. I am trying to find out more before continuing.

Thanks,
Kristie

[admin]

Kristie, my daughter started NMES at 2 1/2 yrs. of age. Her bpi specialist from TCH recommended it (along with TES at night). We see a physician here in Columbus, OH who uses e-stim in her practice. You could contact her, even schedule a visit to ask her about your son's age, etc. I'll e-mail you her name and number. I don't know how much she'll be available over Christmas but you could leave a message and she'll get back to you.