Application of ENMG-controlled electrostimulation of peripheral nerves in the treatment of compression radiculopathies
Zakharov, I.I.; Shirokov, V.A.
Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 109(8): 21-26
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1997-7298 PMID: 19738564 Document Number: 629738
A clinical experiment on a group of 22 patients, aged 45,4+/-6,2 years, with compression radiculopathies L(5)-S(1) has proved the possibility of optimized therapeutic electrostimulation of peripheral nerves under the control of F-waves on ENMG. Parameters of electrostimulation were specified as follows: rectangular impulses of positive polarity and duration of 500-1000 ms, frequency 1-10 Hz and submaximal intensity of current. The positive effect of electrostimulation on the conductivity of nerve fibers and excitability of spinal motor neurons was found.