In order to support swallowing, the efficacy of functional electrical stimulation for different stimulation settings of the submental musculature has been investigated. The stimulation was administrated at rest and synchronously to voluntary initiated swallows. The onset of a swallow was detected in real-time by a combined electromyography/ bioimpedance measurement at the neck in order to trigg...

Pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PEStim) has been found to facilitate voluntary swallowing. This study investigated how PEStim contributed to modulation of swallowing function in 15 healthy humans. In the involuntary swallowing test, water was injected onto the pharynx at 0.05 ml/s and the onset latency of the first swallow was measured. In the voluntary swallowing test, subjects swallowed th...

I found JSLS, Volume 9, Number 3 to be very informative. The fact that there were two articles [Gastric Electrical Stimulation: A Novel Treatment for Gastroparesis by de Csepel J, Shapsis A, Jordan C; and Laparoscopy Shortens Length of Stay in Patients With Gastric Electrical Stimulators by Al-Juburi A, Granger S, Barnes J, Voeller G, Beech D, Amiri H, Abell TL] on electrical stimulation for ga...

Electrical stimulation is a common adjunct used to promote bone healing; its efficacy, however, remains uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled trials to establish the efficacy of electrical stimulation for bone healing. We identified all trials randomizing patients to electrical or sham stimulation for bone healing. Outcomes were pain relief, functional improvemen...

In this article, two electric-field and electric-current stimulation modes are designed based on a triboelectric nanogenerator to examine the effect of electrical antibacterial properties silver–zinc-oxide (Ag/ZnO) nanowires. The converts biological mechanical energy into power system, Escherichia coli is used as object. results suggest that increases sterilization rate 51.71% ( P

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this investigation was to critically evaluate the efficacy of electrical stimulation (ES) in treating persons with dysphagia and aspiration. STUDY DESIGN Nonconcurrent cohort study. METHODOLOGY The charts of 40 consecutive individuals undergoing ES and 40 consecutive persons undergoing traditional dysphagia therapy (TDT) were reviewed. Pre- and post-therapy treatmen...