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== Background == | |||
* '''Neurostimulation:''' the use of electrical stimuli on nerves and muscles to '''achieve immediate clinical responses''' in neurogenic conditions of pelvic organ dysfunction | * '''Neurostimulation:''' the use of electrical stimuli on nerves and muscles to '''achieve immediate clinical responses''' in neurogenic conditions of pelvic organ dysfunction | ||
* '''Neuromodulation:''' the use of electrical stimuli on nerves to '''alter neurotransmission processes in non-neurogenic and neurogenic conditions''' | * '''Neuromodulation:''' the use of electrical stimuli on nerves to '''alter neurotransmission processes in non-neurogenic and neurogenic conditions''' | ||
== Neurophysiology of Electrical Stimulation For Storage And Emptying Disorders == | |||
* '''The acquired and unique ability to void volitionally is due to either negative feedback (inhibition of voiding) or positive feed-forward (induction of voiding) influences of supraspinal inputs from the pontine micturition center on this sacral micturition reflex pathway.''' | * '''The acquired and unique ability to void volitionally is due to either negative feedback (inhibition of voiding) or positive feed-forward (induction of voiding) influences of supraspinal inputs from the pontine micturition center on this sacral micturition reflex pathway.''' | ||