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What is Electrical Stimulation?

Electrical stimulation is a treatment modality utilized by physical therapists that uses an electrical current to cause a single muscle or a group of muscles to contract. This contraction helps strengthen injured muscles and promotes healing.

Reasons had & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons had
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
help maintain muscles 1 0
Pain 1 0
Muscle spasms 1 0
Muscle fatigue 1 0

See all 2 patients currently having Electrical Stimulation

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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on March 21, 2010.