The Effects of Selected Stimulus Waveforms on Pulse and Phase Characteristics at Sensory and Motor Thresholds

Abstract

The authors concluded that all five studied waveforms were effective at threshold excitation of peripheral sensory and motor nerves. Of the five waveforms, the symmetrical biphasic waveform, having a low total pulse charge, may be the preferred waveform, and the 25 symmetrical pulses and amplitude-modulated waveforms may be considered the least preferred due to high total pulse charge.