Electrical muscle stimulation

first became interested in this career when I was injured and had to get therapy. Another way that I got inspired to pursue a degree in physical therapy was the job shadow near the end of my junior year to a local PTA. At this job shadow, I observed a PTA administer therapeutic modalities like stem, ultrasound, heat, and ice. To strengthen, the patients used elastic bands. During my senior year, I had the privilege of job shadowing at two different physical therapy settings. One setting included a gym, pool, and outpatient care, while the other had outpatient care and home health. The facility with the pool had a modality called water therapy. Water therapy is very effective because it improves flexibility, balance and coordination, builds muscle strength and endurance, enhances aerobic capacity, assists with gait and locomotion, reduces stress, and promotes relaxation. I loved getting to see how the patient's therapy helped them get stronger so they can return to their regular activities. These two job shadows my senior year confirmed that this is the field for…

According to Hodgson et al.(2014, p. 23), the ICU mobility scale has a strong inter-rater reliability as a standardarized measuring tool. A study by Toccolini et al. (2015, p. 655e4) pointed out that using a tilt table is a safe early mobility device with the following benefits: Improved level of consciousness Increased inspiratory muscle strength Patients are removed from the ventilator sooner Stimulates the body’s sensory modalities Kho et al.(2015, p. 1419.e3) believe that in-bed cycling…

Electrical stimulation: Eight self-adhesive 7x13 cm oval carbon electrodes were adhered to the skin over the quadriceps and hamstring muscles (four electrodes per leg). These muscles were selected because of their ease of access, clinical importance, and large size, which we reasoned would yield the greatest potential for altering energy expenditure. The distal margin of the distal quadriceps electrode was placed over the distal-most palpable border of the vastus lateralis. The proximal…

Electromyography is a procedure that assesses the muscles and the motor neurons that control them. The motor neurons that control the muscles transmit electrical signals that cause the muscles to contract. A thin needle with an electrode on the end will be place through the skin into the muscle. The electrode picks up the electrical signal from the muscle. The patient will be asked to use the muscle by contracting a muscle or by bending the arm. EMG measures the electrical activity of muscle…

breakdown of food into minor particles, then movements in teeth, digestive enzymes and four bilateral muscles accompany the bolus. These muscles comprise of the Temporalis, Lateral Pterygoid, Medial Pterygoid and the Masseter. Thereby, they conjoin into a single composed division of a nerve, which elevates, retracts, and protracts the lower jaw to or fro the neutral position. Correspondingly, they assist in the side-to-side movement within the jaw. Though, the Masseter muscle is proven to be the…

Introduction Functional electrical stimulation (FES) or neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an therapeutic technique by which small electrical impulses are applied to a paralyzed or spastic muscle in order to induce contraction and thereby improve its function. Traditionally, NMES refers to those stimulatory protocols directed at increasing strength and FES with function. FES can stimulate muscle contraction for exercise, bladder management, grasping, standing, and walking, among…

This evidence explained that the greater muscle mass involved in stronger person makes them to adapt with the time to failure. Next, Matkowski, Place, Martin, and Lepers (2011) further a study in comparing the different of unilateral and bilateral exercise on time to task failure and associated maximal voluntary contraction force performed on knee extensor muscle. The researcher found there is a significant different on time to task failure where the bilateral exercise were shorter as compared…

The supraspinatus is one of the four muscles that make up the rotator cuff in the shoulder. The body of the tendon lies along the supraspinous fossa of the scapula and attaches laterally to the humeral head. Its purpose is to withstand the inferior gravitational exertions set over the shoulder joint due to the downward pull of the weight of the upper limb. Not only that, but the supraspinatus also helps the shoulder joint stay in place. The supraspinatus muscle is primarily used for abduction.…

Parkinson’s disease By: Arielle Kim Approximately ten million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s disease, a chronic and progressive neurological disorder that affects the way you move. This disease can span from a couple years to one’s entire lifetime, worsening as time progresses. Parkinson’s is typically found from the age 60 and onward, but it can also affect people of younger ages. Parkinson’s disease has many symptoms that affect the human body and mind, but the five most recognizable…

strengthening the stomach muscles. With the help of flex belt, you can trained your abs even if you are too busy or tired for the traditional workout. This device is by far the most effective up till no. The flex belt is designed to send an electrical wave to the abdominal muscles. This signal should than trigger a clenching reaction. The flex belt is designed to do work for the user while they handle other obligation. It basically help the user to do multitask. The flex belt will stimulate all…