Objective: To analyze the relationship between perceptions and electrical senoidal current stimulation (ESCS).
Method: The study population comprise 100 healthy volunteers. ESCS of 5 Hz and 2 kHz were applied to the left index finger at one and 1.5 sensory threshold. Following each stimulus train a list of eight words (four related to thin fiber sensations and four related to thick fiber sensations) was presented to the subjects who were asked to choose the three words closer to the experienced sensation. Each chosen word was given a score 1; final results were obtained by the sum of the scores for the words related to thin and thick fiber systems for each situation.
Results: For 5 Hz ESCS at one and 1.5 sensory threshold thin fibers had significantly higher scores than thick fibers; for 2 kHz ESCS, thick fibers had significantly higher scores.
Conclusion: These results show that there is a relation between different sensations and ESCS of different frequencies.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0004-282x2006000100003 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Perceptions and electric senoidal current stimulation.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr
March 2006
Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective: To analyze the relationship between perceptions and electrical senoidal current stimulation (ESCS).
Method: The study population comprise 100 healthy volunteers. ESCS of 5 Hz and 2 kHz were applied to the left index finger at one and 1.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!