Effects of dysesthesia-matched transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on activities of daily living of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A case study

Kitakami Moritoshi, Hoei Takashi, Etoh Seiji, Jonoshita Yuiko, Shimodozono Megumi

doi:10.32178/jotr.43.4_532

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頸椎症性脊髄症に対するしびれ同調経皮的電気神経刺激が生活行為に及ぼす効果
頸椎症性脊髄症に対するしびれ同調経皮的電気神経刺激が生活行為に及ぼす効果 : 症例報告
ケイツイショウセイセキズイショウニタイスルシビレドウチョウケイヒテキデンキシンケイシゲキガセイカツコウイニオヨボスコウカ : ショウレイホウコク
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<p>［Purpose］ We implemented dysesthesia-matched transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (dysesthesia-matched TENS) in conjunction with occupational therapy in a female patient in her 60s with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) exhibiting dysesthesia in both hands after surgery. ［Methods］ Starting from postoperative day 8 and continuing for 5 days, dysesthesia-matched TENS was applied in addition to conventional intervention targeting both hands. ［Results］ Dysesthesia in both hands gradually decreased (Right hand: Tau=−0.65, Left hand: Tau=−0.69）, and upper limb performance improved. Consequently, independence in activities such as eating, bathing, and grooming was achieved, and generalization to activities of daily living was observed. ［Conclusion］ Dysesthesia-matched TENS for CSM has shown potential utility in early postoperative patients, and it suggests the potential contribution to the improvement of dysesthesia, upper limb performance, and activities of daily living.</p>

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Japanese Occupational Therapy Research

Japanese Occupational Therapy Research 43 (4), 532-539, 2024-08-15

Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists

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