In the first article in this series, we introduced the idea of using electrotherapy for wound healing. It’s perhaps not the first approach clinicians think of but we feel it is a legitimate approach and worth considering; especially when other approaches are not proving to be effective. In this article we look at what is known and unknown about this approach. We then look at spinal cord injury and treatment of pressure ulcers in this population. We give an example fo using a Hasomed RehaMove unit with Sequence Mode and a RISE unit to support this application.

We have always wanted our FES Cycling clients to be comfortable to make changes to their stimulation settings over time. Knowing when and how to changing settings is not difficult - when you know how. The video below was recorded to address that topic. The
video has English subtitles and a transcripy of the audio is given below.

Electrotherapy might seem an unlikely approach to use in healing pressure ulcers or chronic wounds of all types. However, it’s long been recognised that humans are “bioelectric” and there is such a thing as a “skin battery” that can be disrupted by wounds. In this short series we look at what we know of wound healing with electrotherapy. In this first article we introduce the topic and set the scene for the second article which looks at protocols and contraindications.

FES Cycling is an evidence-based way of exercising for those with limb paralysis due to a spinal cord injury or other neurological condition. In this article we look at how this works.

Denervated muscle can be rescued with electrotherapy resulting in improved health and appearance. We cover the basics in this article.

Electrical stimulation can be used to stimulate so-called denervated muscle as well as innervated. This necessitates quite different stimulation approaches. In this article we discuss how denervation can result from damage to peripheral nerves and how and why electrical stimulation is used to reverse muscle atrophy and improve tissue quality