Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation based pain control system via Q-EEG validation

Pradkij Panavaranan, Yodchanan Wongsawat

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Abstract

Pain is unpleasant sensory which is always a subjective measurement. Various studies try to find a solution to have life without pain. In critical situation, the treatment of burn patients need some criteria to understand a level of pain sensation. This study focuses on an acute thermal pain. The purpose of this study is to block the pain pathway using the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The results are validated using the visual analog scale (VAS), oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and the quantitative electroencephalogram (Q-EEG). The experiment is taken with normal healthy volunteers. During the experiment, acute thermal pain is stimulated by a hot thermal pad which can generate sixty degree Celsius. The TENS generates electrical stimuli for pain alleviation in high frequency (around a hundred hertz). The result of pain sensation during the used of TENS is mild while without using it give modulate sensation. The resulting oxygen saturation, pulse rate as well as the Q-EEG are also revealed synchronous results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBMEiCON 2014 - 7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479968015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jan 2014
Event7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference, BMEiCON 2014 - Fukuoka, Japan
Duration: 26 Nov 201428 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameBMEiCON 2014 - 7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference

Conference

Conference7th Biomedical Engineering International Conference, BMEiCON 2014
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityFukuoka
Period26/11/1428/11/14

Keywords

  • Pulse Rate
  • Quantitative-EEG
  • SpO
  • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
  • Visual Analog Scale
  • acute thermal pain

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