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Rehabilitation aims to decrease neurological impairments, in guiding plasticity.
Electrical stimulation has been used for many years in rehabilitation treatment
of neurological disabilities as a tool for neuromodulation inducing plasticity,
although the mechanisms of its action are not well known.
The applications vary,
encompassing therapeutic and rehabilitative aims.
The type and site of
stimulation vary depending on the objectives. Some techniques are widely used in
clinical practice; others are still in the research stage. They may be invasive,
epidural or in direct contact with neurons; they may be noninvasive, applied
transcutaneously or indirectly by current vectors.
The indications vary:
mobility, functionality, pain as well as pharyngeal, respiratory, and perineal
function. This paper aims to summarize current data on electrical neuromodulation
techniques used in neurorehabilitation, their effects and their mechanisms of action.
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