Treatment Using Direct Current Heals Bedsores Faster
Local specialists report low intensity direct current speeds decubitus ulcer healing up to four times. Dr. Lester Wolcott and Dr. Blair Rowley developed the method at the University of Missouri, with Dr. Carl Page applying it in private practice in Lubbock. The technique involves placing a negative electrode on the sore and switching polarity after sterilization, with cautions about supervision to avoid burns.
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Lester Wolcott
Tusm Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Blair Rowley
Ttusm Biomedical Engineering
University of Missouri Medical School
TTUSM
Carl Page
LIDC
Rowley-Wolcott
Page
Rowley
Journal
New Frontiers in Drugless Medicine At TTUSM
Texas Tech University School of Medicine researchers in Lubbock explore electrotherapy and cranial electrostimulation CES as potential treatments for open wounds pain and emotional disorders. Clinicians report routine use of electric therapies and early clinical testing of low currents to the forehead and head.
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Texas Tech University School of Medicine
TTUSM
West Texas Plains
Lubbock
Houston
PAASA
Dumas
Eastern New Mexico University
University of New Mexico At Albuquerque
Art Peiffer
Peiffer
Texas
Houston International Hospital
Palmer Drug Abuse Program
Jack Dunn Jr
CES Therapy Seeks Validation in Medical Field
Researchers analyze cranial electrotherapy stimulation CES as a treatment for insomnia and stress related disorders. Dr Jarzembski and colleagues discuss current levels, research limits, FDA classification, and potential future clinical use amid mixed efficacy reports.
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CES
Smith
Jarzembski
Charles Ray
Minneapolis
FDA
TENS Therapy Used On Pro Players Faces Mixed Results
The article describes the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on athletes, including a Dallas Cowboy, with two wires connected to a black box. Trainers note relief varies by injury and duration, while experts say TENS is common but not curative, offering pain relief in some cases and little in others.
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Page
American Family Physician
American Academy of Family Physicians
Peiffer
PAASA
Jarzembski
CES
NRC
Perh
Locker
TUSM
William B. Jareembski
Jarombski
FDA
Donhn Long
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Donlin
Neurosurgeon Dr Dunn on TENS pain relief frontier
Dulled by the elusive nature of pain and varying responses, experts note TENS may work via neurochemical mechanisms or natural nervous system triggers. A local therapist reports about 75 percent relief, while FDA advisers urge cautious use and strict labeling to prevent misuse.
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Tech
Dunn
California man endures lifelong pain from 1975 crash
Glenn Redman, a 45 year old computer analyst, describes a head on collision in 1975 that left him with soft tissue damage and chronic pain. He uses a wearable TENS device to reduce pain by about two thirds and plans a spinal cord implant as a potential next step.
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Glenn Redman
Redman
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
St. Mary's Hospital
Hime
Rodman
St. Joseph's
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