"Electrical Stimulation devices and how to use them with a Spinal Cord Injury" coming Sept. 19

In the second session of the series on electrical stimulation, Physical Therapist and truly an expert in Electrical Stimulation, Jennifer Kapetanic. will discuss the three most common types of superficial electrical stimulation: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Neuromuscluar Electrical Stimulation (NMES) and Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES).  She will discuss each device including the primary function and benefits, purchase and insurance options and basic modes and features to look for when choosing a specific device.  Jennifer will also discuss the use of electrodes with each device and review safe electrode use and skin management/safety.  

This session is part of “NorCal SCI Presents: Virtual is the New Reality Series” and will take place on Sat., Sept. 19th at 11 a.m. PT and is funded through a grant from the Reeve Foundation. You must register in advance to attend HERE. Once you register, you will immediately receive a confirmation e-mail from us which you should keep for access information to the virtual event.

Jennifer has advanced certifications in Ekso skeleton and functional electrical stimulation use with hundreds of hours of clinical application across spinal cord and other neurological injury. She has 12 years of experience as a physical therapist. She received her doctorate in physical therapy from Chapman University in 2008. Her clinical skills have been developed across many areas of PT including acute care, cardiac rehabilitation, orthopedics and most recently spinal cord injury rehabilitation. For the last five years, she has been a part of the therapy team on the spinal cord injury rehabilitation unit at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, one of the top SCI rehab hospitals in the U.S.