Keywords
electrical stimulation; pre-exercise; during exercise; post-exercise; optimal timing; knee injuries
Abstract
This paper investigates the importance of electrical stimulation (E-Stim) treatment pre- exercise, during exercise, and post-exercise on knee pain management and exercise performance on individuals with knee injuries. Common problems from which individuals experience pain and injuries are arthritis, ACL tears, and osteoarthritis. One therapeutic approach to address the pain has been electrical stimulation. This is a non-invasive treatment that introduces electrical currents into the injured tissue or muscle. However, there are several modalities of electrical stimulation treatment that include Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), and Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (PENS). These treatments have the same goal: to provide a non-invasive method to stimulate the muscles and nerves to aid the healing process.
Throughout this research, the populations targeted were females and males with age ranging from adolescents to older adults. The subjects were 15 – 75 years of age and had experienced knee injuries. They included athletes, older adults with osteoarthritis, and those who required arthroplasty. Between January 2023 and April 2024, the review of literature was conducted using UCF Libraries, PubMed, (MedLine), and SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost). Keywords used included “TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) *”, “NMES (Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation) *”, “osteoarthritis (OA)*”, Electrical Stimulation (E- Stim) *”, “knee injuries*”, “pain management*”, “before exercise*”, “after exercise*” and “during exercise*”. The results from these studies suggested that the application of e-stim was favored either during or after exercise.
Thesis Completion Year
2024
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Valdes, Anna
College
College of Health Professions and Sciences
Department
Kinesiology
Thesis Discipline
Physical Therapy
Language
English
Access Status
Campus Access
Length of Campus Access
1 year
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Larenas, Briana M., "Analyzing The Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation (E-Stim) On Knee Injuries: Exploring The Optimal Timing of Use" (2024). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 21.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/21
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