Tremor, a prevalent symptom in Parkinson's patients, is conventionally treated with medications and craniotomy. However, the associated side effects and high surgical costs pose challenges for some individuals. In this study, a lightweight constant current electrical stimulator was developed, which is driven by the FPGA to control the underlying logic and has multiple programmable stimulation parameters. Clinical experiments involving patients with Parkinson's-related resting tremor symptoms were conducted to assess the efficacy of peripheral electrical stimulation. Two Co-contraction Avoidance Stimulation (CAS) strategies targeting nerves and muscles were proposed to reduce tremors. Four Parkinson's disease (PD) patients were recruited to verify the effectiveness of these strategies. Kinematic data recorded by inertial sensors showed that the radial nerve and muscle intervention strategies reduced the average angular velocity amplitude of finger joints during resting tremor by 75.92% and 82.41%, respectively. Notably, under low-frequency pulse stimulation (100 Hz) focused on muscle interference, a low-intensity current of no more than 8 mA maintained a tremor suppression rate of 59.91% even 5 minutes post-stimulation. Based on the experimental results, it is concluded that the constant current electrical stimulator developed in this study can effectively suppress tremor under specific stimulation strategies. These findings have significant implications for the development of lightweight, wearable tremor suppression devices. The stimulator's adaptability, coupled with its precise control parameters, demonstrates promise for advancing non-invasive and cost-effective tremor management in Parkinson's patients.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [91948302]; Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Wuhu Robot Technology Research Institute [HIT-CXY-CMP2-RVJDT-21-01]; Self-Planned Task of State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, HIT [SKLRS202112B, SKLRS-2022-ZM-02]; Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51521003]
第一作者机构:[1]Harbin Inst Technol, State Key Lab Robot & Syst, Harbin 150006, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Gong Kening,Guo Chuangqiang,Guo Weihang,et al.Research on Tremor Suppression Strategies Under a Constant Current Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Device for Parkinson's Disease[J].IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING.2024,32:3071-3083.doi:10.1109/TNSRE.2024.3435749.
APA:
Gong, Kening,Guo, Chuangqiang,Guo, Weihang,Jiang, Li&Liu, Hong.(2024).Research on Tremor Suppression Strategies Under a Constant Current Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Device for Parkinson's Disease.IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING,32,
MLA:
Gong, Kening,et al."Research on Tremor Suppression Strategies Under a Constant Current Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Device for Parkinson's Disease".IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING 32.(2024):3071-3083