Maintenance of functional capacity during lower limb immobilization and the potential for soft tissue repair for a novel form of neuromuscular electrostimulation

下肢固定过程中功能能力的维持以及新型神经肌肉电刺激的软组织修复潜力

• 批准号: 131270
• 金额: $ 16.65万
• 依托单位: FIRSTKIND LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2013 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=131270
• 关键词: Maintenance; functional; capacity; during; lower

Soft tissue ankle injuries are the most common type of injury presented at NHS hospital A&E departments and account for almost 20% of all injuries; a total of approximately 200,000 cases per annum. Depending on the type of injury, the limb will require immobilising leading to a decrease in muscle strength and blood flow. The applicants wish to conduct a feasibility study of a new type of Neuro-Muscular Electro-Stimulation device (NMES): the firefly. This device has been shown to improve the circulation of blood in the lower leg by stimulating nerves in the leg and twitching the calf muscle. This action causes blood to pump around the body. The study hopes to demonstrate how the firefly can help the soft tissue repair itself and prevent muscle wasting during immobilisation. This will be achieved by a series of experiments using limb immobilization in healthy volunteers.

软组织踝关节损伤是NHS医院A&E部门最常见的损伤类型，占所有损伤的近20%;每年约有20万例。根据受伤的类型，肢体将需要固定，导致肌肉力量和血流量减少。申请人希望对一种新型神经肌肉电刺激装置（NMES）：萤火虫进行可行性研究。该装置已被证明可以通过刺激腿部神经和抽搐小腿肌肉来改善小腿的血液循环。这个动作使血液泵到全身。这项研究希望证明萤火虫如何帮助软组织自我修复，并防止肌肉在固定过程中萎缩。这将通过在健康志愿者中使用肢体固定的一系列实验来实现。