Application of electrical stimulation to the healing of different types of ulcers

Author

Sim, T. ; Carrasco, M. ; Rosel, F.A. ; Suarez, Luisa ; Suen, J.E. ; Folgueras, J. ; Colorado, O.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Hematology, Gen. Hosp., Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

17-21 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

1720

Abstract

The great majority of spinal-cord-injured patients, patients subjected to long immobilization time periods or patients having venous blood circulation disorders or affected by the chronic haemolytic anaemia are prone to develop different diseases, among which ulcers are quite common. The treatment of theses types of ulcers may include various drugs and even surgical procedures and new techniques have been introduced in patients resistant to conventional therapeutic methods. Results obtained for the application of noninvasive electrical stimulation in patients of different hospitals are presented. The results support the criterion that electrical stimulation is effective in accelerating the healing process of ulcers.

Keywords

diseases; drugs; electric current; haemorheology; orthopaedics; patient treatment; surgery; chronic haemolytic anaemia; conventional therapeutic method; drug; healing process; immobilization time period; malleolar ulcer; noninvasive electrical stimulation; pressure ulcer; spinal-cord-injured patient; surgical procedure; venous blood circulation disorder; venous ulcer; Costs; Diseases; Electrical stimulation; Geriatrics; Hospitals; Injuries; Leg; Medical treatment; Pediatrics; Spinal cord;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7789-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1279730

Filename

1279730