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What is Neuromuscular 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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 120 24 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 59 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Chronic pain 30 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 17 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Muscle spasms 16 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Pain in lower back 15 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 284 patients currently having Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 4
Mild
 16
None
 58

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Numbness 1
Dizziness 1
Rash or skin problems 1
Stiffness 1
Pain in lower back 1
Itching and rash from patch adhesive 1
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Always
 44 56%
Usually
 24 31%
Sometimes
 8 10%
Never
 2 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Very
 5 6%
Somewhat
 20 26%
A little
 30 38%
Not at all
 23 29%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

$200+
 6 14%
$100-199
 4 9%
$50-99
 1 2%
$25-49
 5 12%
< $25
 27 63%

Report created on May 25, 2012.