This article introduces two clinical fields in which stimulation is applied to the nervous system: neuromodulation and functional electrical stimulation. The concepts underlying these fields and their main clinical applications, as well as the methods and techniques used in each field, are described. Concepts and techniques common in one field that might be beneficial to the other are discussed.
Institute for Biomedical Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
Neuromodulation. 1998 Apr 1; 1 (2): 57-61.
AbstractThis article introduces two clinical fields in which stimulation is applied to the nervous system: neuromodulation and functional electrical stimulation. The concepts underlying these fields and their main clinical applications, as well as the methods and techniques used in each field, are described. Concepts and techniques common in one field that might be beneficial to the other are discussed.1998 Blackwell Science, Inc.