title: Identifying changes in human skin electrical properties due to long-term NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation.
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 electrical 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.
authors.affiliation: Electronic Engineering Department, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. s.birlea1@nuigalway.ie
authors.forename: Sînziana I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bîrlea
authors.forename: Nicolae M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Bîrlea
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: Gearóid
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: O'Laighin
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D025802:Electric Capacitance; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008954:Models, Biological; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena