Effects of waveform parameters on comfort during transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Annals of Biomedical Engineering
- Vol. 13 (1) , 59-74
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02371250
Abstract
Twenty-three females between the ages of 19 and 35 were studied in order to compare the effects of variations in pulse duration, waveform symmetry, and source regulation on comfort during quadriceps surface stimulation at amplitudes necessary to produce 27 Nm torque. Stimulation parameters compared were: 1) 50 and 300 μs pulse durations, 2) asymmetrical and symmetrical biphasic waveforms, and 3) current and voltage source regulation. Subjects overwhelmingly preferred the 300 μs pulse duration regardless of waveform or source regulation, strongly preferred the symmetrical biphasic waveform, and had inconsistent preference for either regulated voltage or regulated current sources.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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