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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Bajd, Tadej; * | Munih, Marko
Affiliations: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Professor Tadej Bajd, Laboratory of Robotics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Trzaska 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Tel.: +386 1 4768 236; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: The historical development of electrical stimulators producing contraction of paralyzed muscles is briefly presented. The influence of electrical stimulation parameters (amplitude of pulses, frequency, pulse duration, and duration of a pulse train) is explained. Special attention is paid to the description of the muscle recruitment curve. The phenomenon of reversed recruitment order, resulting in fatiguing of electrically stimulated muscle, is presented. The properties of surface electrodes (electrode size, polarity, resistance, and distance between electrodes) are examined. The use of surface electrodes made of metal plate or wire mesh, silicone impregnated with rubber, and conductive adhesive gel are discussed. The design of electrical stimulator circuits is also presented.
Keywords: Electrical stimulation parameters, muscle recruitment, muscle fatigue, electrodes, stimulators
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2010-0588
Journal: Technology and Health Care, vol. 18, no. 4-5, pp. 361-369, 2010
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