The purpose of this study is to investigate issues relating to comfort and tolerance to surface neuro muscular electrical stimulation in a parkinson disease population.
The comfort and tolerance of Parkinson Disease (PD) patients to surface neuro muscular electrical stimulation (NMES) will be investigated. Six muscle sites will be tested sensory, motor and pain thresholds recorded. Furthermore pain tolerance will be recorded as the level at which the stimulus is unbearable.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
10
NMES device, establishing Sensory, Motor and Pain thresholds and Pain tolerance.
University Hospital Galway
Galway, Ireland
RECRUITINGPatient comfort in response to neuromuscular electrical stimulation in Parkinson's disease.
Participants will be tested over a range of stimulation intensities at different muscle sites. Primary outcome measure will be patient comfort and tolerance to neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
Time frame: 1 day
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