nerve stimulation
Sending signals through neurons
Nerve stimulation is the activation of nerve cells through electrical impulses, pressure, or other means.
In medical contexts, it often refers to therapeutic techniques that deliver controlled electrical currents to nerves to treat pain, restore function, or manage conditions like epilepsy: The doctor recommended nerve stimulation for her chronic back pain.
- neuromodulationAdjusting brain cell activity
- bioelectricityCurrent in living tissue
- electrotherapyMedical use of current
- muscle contractionFibers tensing and shortening
- tingling sensationPrickling nerve awareness
neuroplasticity · electrodes · efferent · pain management · electrophysiology · electrical impulse · action potential · electroacupuncture · electric current · pain relief · current · buzzing · sensory · threshold · pulse · firing · motor neuron · pathway
nerve stimulationnerve block
Injection numbing specific area
denervation · anesthesia · local anesthesia · neuroparalysis · neurotomy
nerve stimulationmuscle relaxation
Softening of contracted fibers
sedation · paralysis · anesthesia · numbness · analgesia