Trial reportSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022
I Can Step Clearly Now, the TENS Is On: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Decreases Sensorimotor Uncertainty during Stepping Movements.
Trial report in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation enhances locomotor adaptation savings in people with multiple sclerosis.Brain communications · 2025Trial
- Direct Peroneal and Tibial Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Improving Postural Control in European Women with Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The Neuroplastic Outcomes from Impaired Sensory Expectations (NOISE) hypothesis: How ACL dysfunction impacts sensory perception and knee stability.Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2025Review
- The Effects of Sensory Electrical Stimulation and Local Vibration on Motor Learning and Motor Function.Physical therapy research · 2025Review
- The Balance Tracking System (BTrackS) for Postural Control Assessment/Training - a Decade of Research.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Prior uncertainty impedes discrete locomotor adaptation.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) is a method of electrical stimulation that elicits activity in sensory nerves and leads to improvements in the clinical metrics of mobility. However, the underlying perceptual mechanisms leading to this improvement are unknown. The aim of this study was to apply a Bayesian inference model to understand how TENS impacts sensorimotor uncertainty during full body stepping movements. Thirty healthy adults visited the lab on two occasions and completed a motor learning protocol in virtual reality (VR) on both visits. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: TENS on first visit only (TN), TENS on second visit only (NT), or a control group where TENS was not applied on either visit (NN). Using methods of Bayesian inference, we calculated the amount of uncertainty in the participants' center of mass (CoM) position estimates on each visit. We found that groups TN and NT decreased the amount of uncertainty in the CoM position estimates in their second visit while group NN showed no difference. The least amount of uncertainty was seen in the TN group. These results suggest that TENS reduces the amount of uncertainty in sensory information, which may be a cause for the observed benefits with TENS.
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