ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2017
Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Blood Flow Velocity and Vessel Size.
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- The effectiveness of low-frequency electrical stimulation in treating hemiplegic shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
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- The Impact on the Stress-Associated Autonomic Response of Physiotherapy Students Receiving Interferential Current in an Electrotherapy Training Session.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Beyond graphene: the MXene era in bioprinting.Biomedical engineering online · 2026Review
- Additively Manufactured Bioreactors for Scaffold-Coupled Electrical Stimulation.ACS applied bio materials · 2026Article
- Effects of Belt Electrode-Skeletal Muscle Electrical Stimulation on Lower-Extremity Muscle Temperature.Cureus · 2025Article
- Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity by Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: A Preliminary Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Temporal effects of two interferential current applications on peripheral circulation in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023Article
- Analgesic Effects of Interferential Current Therapy: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
- Effect of Physiotherapy Treatment in the Autonomic Activation and Pain Perception in Male Patients with Non-Specific Subacute Low Back Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Heart Rate Variability Monitoring during Interferential Current Application in the Lower Back Area: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Hemodynamic correlation imaging of the mouse brain for application in unilateral neurodegenerative diseases.Biomedical optics express · 2019Article
- Mechanisms of electrical stimulation in eye diseases: A narrative review.Advances in ophthalmology practice and researchReview
- Pulse Voltage Electrical Stimulation for Bacterial Inactivation and Wound Healing in Mice with Diabetes.Avicenna journal of medical biotechnologyArticle
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Abstract
Interferential current electrical stimulation alters blood flow velocity and vessel size. We aimed to investigate the changes in the autonomic nervous system depending on electrical stimulation parameters. Forty-five healthy adult male and female subjects were studied. Bipolar adhesive pad electrodes were used to stimulate the autonomic nervous system at the thoracic vertebrae 1-4 levels for 20 min. Using Doppler ultrasonography, blood flow was measured to determine velocity and vessel size before, immediately after, and 30 min after electrical stimulation. Changes in blood flow velocity were significantly different immediately and 30 min after stimulation. The interaction between intervention periods and groups was significantly different between the exercise and pain stimulation groups immediately after stimulation (p<0.05). The vessel size was significantly different before and 30 min after stimulation (p<0.05). Imbalances in the sympathetic nervous system, which regulates balance throughout the body, may present with various symptoms. Therefore, in the clinical practice, the parameters of electrical stimulation should be selectively applied in accordance with various conditions and changes in form.
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