Tibial Nerve Stimulation
Fig. 9.1 Urgent PC Neuromodulation System (Courtesy of Uroplasty, Inc., Minnetonka, MN) 9.2 PTNS Technique The Stoller technique (SANS protocol) consists in the electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve…
Sacral Nerve Modulation: Techniques and Indications
Fig. 10.1 Self anchoring tined lead The system engages subcutaneous tissue, particularly muscle tissue, to decrease axial movement of the lead and consequent dislodgment of the stimulating electrodes. The particularity…
Pelvic Floor Neuromodulation in Neurologic Patients
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Jacopo Martellucci (ed.)Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Floor Disorders10.1007/978-3-319-06947-0_19 19. Pelvic Floor Neuromodulation in Neurologic Patients Giulio Del Popolo1 , Jacopo Martellucci2, 3, 4 and Stefania Musco1 (1) Neuro-Urology Department, AOU Careggi University Hospital, Largo…
Electrical Stimulation in Sexual Dysfunction
Type Mechanisms Examples Direct Change in sexual desire from disease Typically reduced, e.g., from high prolactin and anemia of chronic renal failure [1]. May be increased, e.g., from some brain…
Acupuncture for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Type of incontinence Never Rarely Sometimes Usually Always Solid stools 0 1 2 3 4 Liquid stools 0 1 2 3 4 Gas 0 1 2 3 4 Wears pad…
Sacral Nerve Modulation for Urinary Disorders: Overactive Bladder
Stimulation group (%) No treatment group (%) References Cured Improved Cured Improved Weil [28] 9/16 (56) Not reported (29) 1/22 (5) 0/22 (0) Schmidt [26] 16/34 (47) 10/34 (29)…
Sacral Nerve Modulation for Constipation
Authors Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Kenefick et al. [20] Failed conventional therapy, bowel frequency 2 or less per week, straining > 25 % of time, minimum duration 1 year Previous abdominal surgery,…
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Fig. 8.1 Mechanisms claimed for TENS effectiveness TENS-induced activity in Aδ and C afferents has also been shown to produce extra-segmental analgesia through the activation of structures which form the…
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in Micturition Disorders
Fig. 7.1 On the top some devices (vaginal and anal plugs) adopted for FES/EStim. Lower the electrode catheter used for intravesical electrical stimulation Current intensity depends on the patient’s tolerance…
Basic Concepts in Electricity and Electrotherapy
Ohm’s law simply states that the current induced in a conductor increases as the applied driving force (V) is increased or as the opposition to charge movement (R) is decreased….
