Instructional Course

IC7: Applications of Electrical Stimulation from Exercise to Neuromodulation-part 1 4057

Corresponding Presenter(s)

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  Ashraf S. Gorgey, PhD, MPT, FACSM, FACRM

  Director of SCI Research
  Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
  Richmond, VA, United States

Presenter(s)

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  David R. Dolbow, PhD, DPT, RKT

  Professor
  Physical Therapy Program and College of Osteopathic Medicine, William Carey University
  Hattiesburg, MS, United States

  Slides
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  Kristin E. Musselman, PT, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  University of Toronto/KITE
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  Laurie Magerfleisch, PT, DPT (she/her/hers)

  Senior Clinical Educator
  Restorative Therapies
  Nottingham, MD, United States

  Slides

Evidence-based practice and recent guidelines suggested that FES or NMES training is a key rehabilitation intervention that can ameliorate several of the health-related consequences after neurological insults. Therefore, it is critical for clinicians to implement the findings of these studies in order to improve overall health and decrease the risk of modifiable secondary disease processes. Applications of NMES or FES in conjunction with other therapeutic modalities should be considered state-of-the-art in rehabilitation science because it allows for multidisciplinary intervention strategies that can target specific problems after SCI.

Learning Objectives:

• At the end of the training, participants will develop in-training on how to adjust the stimulation parameters to enhance the outcomes of exercise in persons with SCI.
• At the end of the training, participants will determine different plan of treatments using NMES or FES exercise.
• At the end of training, participants will be able to describe the wide spectrum of applications of NMES vs. FES in persons with neurological disabilities