Title :
Identifying changes in human skin electrical properties due to long-term NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation
Author :
Birlea, Sinziana I. ; Birlea, Nicolae M. ; Breen, Paul P. ; O´Laighin, Gearoid
Author_Institution :
Electronic Engineering Department, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Abstract :
The skin electrical properties are identified using a standard NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) voltage pulse. The three component series equivalent electrical model was chosen to account for the skin electrical properties. The values of each of these three electricel components of the equivalent electrical model were identified and compared throughout 40 minute daily NMES sessions and over 5 days. Current measurements were performed during the NMES sessions in a non-invasive way, in order to assess changes occuring during each stimulation session and due to long-term NMES.
Keywords :
Biomedical engineering; Blood flow; Electrical stimulation; Humans; Muscles; Neuromuscular stimulation; Pulse circuits; Skin; Space vector pulse width modulation; Voltage; Computer Simulation; Electric Capacitance; Electric Impedance; Electric Stimulation; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Models, Biological; Skin Physiological Phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649156
