Open AccessThe use of electrical stimulation in the treatment of diseases of the peripheral nervous system
Author(s) -
S. V. Kazarov,
Rashid A Altunbaev
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nevrologičeskij vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2304-3067
pISSN - 1027-4898
DOI - 10.17816/nb78833
Subject(s) - reinnervation , peripheral nervous system , peripheral , stimulation , medicine , denervation , nervous system , neuroscience , neurotrophin , muscular system , degenerative disorder , central nervous system , neurotrophic factors , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , anatomy , psychology , disease , receptor , psychiatry
Lesions of the peripheral nervous system are, probably, one of the first places in terms of prevalence among human diseases, accompanied by temporary and permanent disability [2, 18]. In the structure of diseases of the peripheral nervous system, various forms of secondary muscular disorders are obligatory and often leading, which, causing locomotor disorders, lead to significant disability of patients. Deprived of full neurotrophic control, muscle undergoes atrophic and degenerative changes that significantly reduce the chances of restoration of its functional properties even with good reinnervation, carried out naturally or through neurosurgical reconstruction [7, 16, 25, 30]. In this regard, the development and in-depth study of such methods of therapy that would slow down denervation changes in the muscle are of great importance. Undoubtedly, one of the most effective methods in this regard is therapeutic electrical stimulation of the neuromuscular apparatus [4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 21].