Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 669-678 , May 2010

Electrical Stimulation Therapy Increases Rate of Healing of Pressure Ulcers in Community-Dwelling People With Spinal Cord Injury

  • Pamela E. Houghton, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Center, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Pamela E. Houghton, PT, PhD, School of Physical Therapy, Rm 1588, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6G 2A9
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  • Karen E. Campbell, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Center, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Christine H. Fraser, RD, HBSc

      Affiliations

    • Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Connie Harris, RN, ET, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Care Partners Inc, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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  • David H. Keast, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Center, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Patrick J. Potter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Keith C. Hayes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Parkwood Hospital, St Joseph's Health Care London, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Rehabilitation and Geriatric Care Center, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • M. Gail Woodbury, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

  • Image Result

    Flow diagram illustrating subject progress through the study protocol. N indicates the number of subjects (not wounds). Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Wound severity-based staging system, 2003 ver

    Flow diagram illustrating subject progress through the study protocol. N indicates the number of subjects (not wounds). Values are expressed as mean ± SD. Wound severity-based staging system, 2003 version of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (2007). Abbreviation: Std, standard.

  • Image Result
    Values are mean ± SEM of the %↓WSA measured after 1, 2, and 3 months of treatment. Results are divided into a control group of subjects treated with either a customized wound care program (SWC) or an

    Values are mean ± SEM of the %↓WSA measured after 1, 2, and 3 months of treatment. Results are divided into a control group of subjects treated with either a customized wound care program (SWC) or an active treatment group that received SWC plus EST. Pretreat values are taken just prior to commencement of treatment, which was approximately 1 month after baseline values were recorded during the initial assessment. *Percentage decrease in wound surface area from baseline was significantly different between treatment groups after 3 months of treatment (P=.048).

 Supported by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (grant no. 2004-SCI-SC-01), which required matching in kind support from industrial partners. Equipment and supplies industrial partners are Prizm Medical Inc, The Roho Group, Argentum Medical Inc, and Dermasciences Canada Inc.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

PII: S0003-9993(10)00074-2

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.12.026

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 669-678 , May 2010

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