The effect of combined transcranial pulsed current stimulation and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on lower limb spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a randomized and controlled clinical study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the current study, we applied a combination of non-invasive neuromodulation modalities concurrently with multiple stimulating electrodes. Specifically, we used transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) as a novel strategy for improving lower limb spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP) categorized on levels III-V of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) with minimal side effects.

Methods

Sixty-three SCP children aged 2-12 years, who were classified on levels III-V of the GMFCS were randomly assigned to one of two groups, resulting in 32 children in the experimental group and 31 children in the control group. The experimental group underwent a combination therapy of tPC

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7989146 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature