Frank C. Mendel is Associate Professor of Anatomy at Department of Anatomical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214.
J Athl Train. 1993 Spring;28(1):63-74.
Clinicians commonly use electrical stimulation (ES) to control acute edema. But, except for anecdotal reports, there is little evidence to support that practice. We recently conducted a series of controlled, blinded studies on several nonhuman animal models to determine the efficacy of several forms of ES, but high-voltage pulsed current (HVPC) in particular, in controlling acute posttraumatic edema. We observed that acute posttraumatic edema is curbed by HVPC when certain protocols are used. Results of these studies suggest to us that wave form, polarity, treatment schedule, intensity and frequency of pulses all influence ES, and that clinical protocols need revision.
临床医生通常使用电刺激（ES）来控制急性水肿。但是，除了一些传闻外，几乎没有证据支持这种做法。我们最近在几个非人类动物模型上进行了一系列对照、盲法研究，以确定几种形式的 ES 的疗效，尤其是高压脉冲电流（HVPC）在控制急性创伤后水肿方面的疗效。我们观察到，当使用某些方案时，HVPC 可抑制急性创伤后水肿。这些研究的结果提示我们，波形、极性、治疗方案、脉冲强度和频率都会影响 ES，临床方案需要修改。
