TENS and tPCS combo Improves lower limb spasticity in spastic cerebral palsy: Study
According to recent research, it has been found out that combination of transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) can significantly improve lower limb spasticity in spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) children, as published in the BMC Pediatrics.
In the current study, the authors, Zhenhuan Liu and colleagues from the Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, Nanhai Maternity and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China applied a combination of non-invasive neuromodulation modalities concurrently with multiple stimulating electrodes.
Specifically, they used transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a novel strategy for improving lower limb spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) categorized on levels III–V of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) with minimal side effects.
Sixty-three SCP children aged 2–12 years, who were classified on levels III–V of the GMFCS were randomly assigned to one of two groups, resulting in 32 children in the experimental group and 31 children in the control group.
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