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PAIN MANAGEMENT – CLINICAL PROTOCOLS

TENS APPLICATIONS FOR:

  • Osteoarthritis (Oa)
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis (Ra)
  • Acute Herpes Zoster/Post Herpetic Neuralgia
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Rsd)
  • Degenerative Joint Disease (Djd)
  • Herniated Disk (Hnp)/Degenerative Disk Disease

TENS CLINICAL GUIDE (BOOK)

  • Review Of Tens Theory
  • Guidelines For Electrode Placements
  • Parameters
  • Patient Factors
  • Clinical Applications
  • Troubleshooting/Tips, Etc
  • Glossary
  • Selected References, Bibliography

Scientific Papers of TENS IN THE TREATMENT OF PAIN

  • Recommendations For Use In Sports Injuries
  • Applications Of Tens In The Management Of Patients With Pain
  • Treatment Outcome In Long Term Users
  • Long Term Tens Use: Impact On Medication Utilization And Physical Therapy Costs

Muscle Stimulation Clinical Protocols

  • Integrating FES into the Physiotherapy Treatment program
    • What is FES?
    • Clinical Indications
    • Appropriate patients
    • Contraindications; Parameters
    • Controlling fatigue
    • Type of patients who benefit from FES
  • Strengthening in Disuse Atrophy
    • Indications, Rationale, Electrode placement
  • Treatment of Oedema
    • Indications, Rationale, Electrode Placement
  • Joint Mobility
    • Indications, Rationale, Electrode placement for wrist, elbow, ankle, knee
  • Treatment of Muscle Spasm in Back and Neck 
    • Indications, Rationale, Electrode placement
  • Treatment of Spasticity
    • Indications, Rationale, Electrode placement
  • Selected Shoulder applications
    • Shoulder Subluxation
        • Indications, Rationale
        • Electrode placement, Stimulation program
    • Rotator Cuff Dysfunction
        • Indications, Rationale
  • Hand Rehabilitation
    • Indications
    • Stimulation Program, Keys to hand stimulation, Electrode placement
    • Electrode size, Stimulation Parameters
  • Gait Training
    • Indications, Rationale, Electrode placement; Stimulation Program