The new Edition 5 S2x electrotherapy device hosts a number of excellent stimulation protocols but we find that knowledge about their application is not that well understood. In a series of articles we will take a look at some of these protocols and how they might be used. The first protocol we explore is sometimes known as “Russian Stimulation” but it also goes by other names - for example Kotz stimulation or Burst Mode Alternating Current which does tend to lead to some confusion.

Swallowing disorders are common and serious after stroke, brain injury, in ALS and a range of other conditions. For the diagnosis and treatment of swallowing disorders it is obviously important to have a reliable identification and evaluation of swallowing disorders. For use in the everyday clinic, non-invasive procedures which would allow objective, reliable swallowing detection would represent a significant advance. This system is now available as RehaIngest created by Hasomed GmbH. This development combines EMG of critical muscles along with Bioimpedance.

The Tek RMD is a great option for those with paraplegia following a spinal cord injury. If the user has good arm and hand function the product provides all the benefits of standing plus the ability to move, sit and stand freely int he indoor environment.

The Stimulette Edition 5 supports a wide variety of electrotherapy waveforms that are useful for muscle weakness, pain and paralysis. In the case of muscle weakness due to denervated muscles the product supports two classes of waveforms. We discuss in this article how we approach using the stimulator with denervated muscle

Functional Electrical Stimulation and its parent topic, Electrotherapy have been around a long time now but it seems to me are still not well-understood or embraced in the mainstream of healthcare in the UK. In a series of articles im going to take a look at this topic from a number of points of view. In this first article we peek at the historical roots of electrotherapy.

We discuss choosing an elbow orthosis to assist with a correctable elbow contracture. The three designs from Anatomical Concepts are easy to apply, off the shelf products that are comfortable and effective. Static progressive or dynamic corrective designs are available. The designs are the 1250 EMO, the 1300 QUAD and the 1350 EROM