01304nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653002500070653001100095653001200106653000900118653001600127653002300143653001200166653001300178653003900191653003200230653002300262653002000285100001700305245007300322300001200395490000700407050003200414520054200446022001400988       1977                            d  c1977 Apr10aAdolescent10aElectric Stimulation10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aMuscle Contraction10aMuscles10aNeuritis10aPeripheral Nervous System Diseases10aPhysical Therapy Modalities10aPostoperative Care10aTendon Transfer1 aHamilton J M00aThe place of electrical stimulation in the physiotherapy of leprosy.  a197-2060 v49  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The production of nerve and muscle impulses by faradic and interrupted direct current, and the "Strength-duration curves" plotted for normal, denervated, and partially denervated muscles, are described. The advantages and disadvantages of such electrical stimulation in the testing of recent paralysis, the treatment of recent paralysis, and following tendon transfer surgery, in leprosy patients, are discussed. In the light of these, electrical stimulation is concluded to have only a minor role in the Physiotherapy of leprosy.</p>  a0024-1024