Functional electrical stimulation
Functional electrical stimulation – a supportive intervention pre- and postoperative
Functional electrical stimulation is a treatment method that acts on muscles with electrical impulses. The electrical impulses, by applying surface electrodes to the skin, cause a contraction of one or several muscles.
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) was introduced at the SPZ in 1992 as a treatment method. Since then, it has been an integral part of the rehabilitation of inpatients and outpatients. All requirements of functional electrostimulation in the musculoskeletal area, which are listed in the guidelines of the international society for functional electrostimulation (IFESS), are implemented. Areas of application of functional electrical stimulation in the field of tetrahand surgery are:
Motor learning
Low electrical impulses and targeted therapeutic feedback result in activation in the motor cortex, which is affected by the “learned non-use”. The aim is to support the patient in learning or relearning movements and functions.
Muscle Strengthening
Functional electrical stimulation can strengthen individual muscles or muscle groups in their function, improve endurance and performance, and prevent muscle atrophy due to non-use.
Contracture treatment, contracture prophylaxis
Muscle-related joint restrictions can be treated or avoided using functional electrical stimulation, which is caused by an imbalance e.g. of flexors and extensors in the elbows, hands and fingers. After medical clarification, post-treatment by means of functional electrical stimulation after an injection of botulinum toxin in the hypertonic muscles is also possible.
Hand and Tetrahand Surgery
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