Deans' stroke musings: Effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation on spasticity after stroke

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Sunday, September 10, 2017

Effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation on spasticity after stroke

I can't see either of the two spasticity tests having any objective measurement. So with no objective measures this research can't be replicated and results can't be confirmed.

Effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation on spasticity after stroke

O efeito da eletroestimulação transcutânea na espasticidade pós acidente vascular cerebral. Revista Neurociências , Volume 22(3) , Pgs. 418-424.

NARIC Accession Number: I243555. What's this?
Author(s): Yukio Fukuda; José Eduardo Pompeu; Sandra Maria Alvarenga Anti Pompeu; Fernanda Iotti Fernandes; Gabriela Alves de Castro; Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli.
Publication Year: 2014.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of burst-mode transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENSb) on spasticity and mobility in patients with hemiparesis after stroke. Participants were 9 patients (6 males) with a mean age of 61.3±9.3 years, who presented chronic spastic hemiparesis. The spasticity of the quadriceps muscle was assessed by the Modified Ashworth Scale, the pendulum test and its corrected relaxation index (CRI), and the Duncan-Ely test (DET). Mobility was assessed by the Time Up and Go (TUG) test. The application of TENSb (frequency of 100Hz and pulse duration of 120μs) lasted 30 minutes per session for four consecutive days. Assessments were performed before and after four TENSb applications and after 72 hours following the end of the intervention. There was an increase of the CRI from 0.4±0.2 to 0.9±0.3 (p<0.05), decrease of the DET from 10.8±3.1 to 7.7±2.7 (p<0.05), and decrease of the Modified Ashworth Scale from 2.0±0.6 to 1.0±0.4. There was a decrease in the time of performance of the TUG from 19.4±0.6 to 15.2±5.9 (p<0.05). Overall, the TENSb decreased quadriceps muscle spasticity after application and after 72 hours and improved mobility in patients following stroke.
Descriptor Terms: Electrical stimulation, Muscles, Spasticity, Stroke.
Language: Portuguese
Geographic Location(s): Brazil, South America.

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Citation: Yukio Fukuda, José Eduardo Pompeu, Sandra Maria Alvarenga Anti Pompeu, Fernanda Iotti Fernandes, Gabriela Alves de Castro, Paulo Roberto Garcia Lucareli. (2014). Effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation on spasticity after stroke. O efeito da eletroestimulação transcutânea na espasticidade pós acidente vascular cerebral. Revista Neurociências , 22(3), Pgs. 418-424. Retrieved 9/10/2017, from REHABDATA database.