TY  - JOUR
TI  - Design of a TENS knee pad with integrated textile electrodes
AU  - DUYGU ERDEM, AKGÜN
AU  - SEVIL, YEŞİLPINAR
AU  - YAVUZ, ŞENOL
T2  - Industria Textila
AB  - Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is defined as the application of electrical current to the skin for pain
control by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The TENS treatment is extensively preferred since it is
safe, not expensive and has no side effects when compared to drug therapy. TENS therapy is applied using clinical or
portable type TENS devices and TENS electrodes. However, conventional electrodes are not hygienic because they are
not washable and their sticky structure makes patients uncomfortable. Furthermore, they are not suitable to be
integrated into a smart garment. In this study, a knee pad with integrated electrodes and textile transmission lines have
been designed and developed to be used for TENS therapy. Electrical resistance values of textile electrodes and
transmission lines which are integrated into the knee pad were measured. The developed knee pad was connected to
a commercially available TENS device and electrical current transmission on subjects was tested. Furthermore, washing
tests were conducted on the knee pad.
DO  - http://doi.org/10.35530/IT.072.03.1700
VL  - 72
IS  - 3
SP  - 268
EP  - 273
LA  - English
SN  - 1222-5347
UR  - http://www.revistaindustriatextila.ro/images/2021/3/06%20DUYGU%20ERDEM%20AKG%C3%9CN%20Industria%20Textila%203_2021.pdf
ER  -