Electrical stimulation of muscle: electrophysiology and rehabilitation

RM Enoka, IG Amiridis, J Duchateau - Physiology, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
The generation of action potentials in intramuscular motor and sensory axons in response to
an imposed external current source can evoke muscle contractions and elicit widespread …

Persistent inward currents in human motoneurons: Emerging evidence and future directions

RNO Mesquita, JL Taylor… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The manner in which motoneurons respond to excitatory and inhibitory inputs depends
strongly on how their intrinsic properties are influenced by the neuromodulators serotonin …

Multi-contact functional electrical stimulation for hand opening: electrophysiologically driven identification of the optimal stimulation site

C De Marchis, T Santos Monteiro… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is increasingly applied in
neurorehabilitation. Particularly, the use of electrode arrays may allow for selective muscle …

Acute effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on cortical dynamics and reflex activation

R Borzuola, F Quinzi, M Scalia… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Superimposing neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on voluntary muscle
contractions has shown the potential to improve motor performance even more than …

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation to augment lower limb exercise and mobility in individuals with spastic cerebral palsy: A scoping review

KR Greve, CF Joseph, BE Berry, K Schadl… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) is an emerging assistive
technology applied through surface or implanted electrodes to augment skeletal muscle …

Specific brain activation patterns associated with two neuromuscular electrical stimulation protocols

J Wegrzyk, JP Ranjeva, A Fouré, A Kavounoudias… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The influence of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) parameters on brain activation
has been scarcely investigated. We aimed at comparing two frequently used NMES …

Modulation of spinal excitability following neuromuscular electrical stimulation superimposed to voluntary contraction

R Borzuola, L Labanca, A Macaluso… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) superimposed on voluntary muscle
contraction has been recently shown as an innovative training modality within sport and …

Comparison of acute responses in spinal excitability between older and young people after neuromuscular electrical stimulation

M Scalia, M Parrella, R Borzuola… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose This study aims at comparing acute responses in spinal excitability, as measured
by H-reflex, between older and young individuals, following a single session of NMES …

Centrally mediated responses to NMES are influenced by muscle group and stimulation parameters

T Popesco, Q Gardet, J Bossard, NA Maffiuletti… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Wide-pulse high-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (WPHF NMES) can
generate a progressive increase in tetanic force through reflexive recruitment of motor units …

Influence of wide-pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation frequency and superimposed tendon vibration on occurrence and magnitude of extra torque

L Espeit, V Rozand, GY Millet… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Low-frequency and high-frequency wide-pulse neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
can generate extra torque (ET) via afferent pathways. Superimposing tendon vibration (TV) …