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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
Pain	109	20
Fibromyalgia	48	10
Chronic pain	30	10
Other	17	9
Muscle spasms	14	2
Muscle spasms at night	14	2

See all 88 reasons taken ▼

See all 262 patients currently having Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0
Moderate	4
Mild	15
None	53

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

See all 13 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Dizziness	1	1
Rash or skin problems	1	1
Stiffness	1	1
Pain in lower back	1	1
Itching and rash from patch adhesive	1	1
Spinning dizziness (vertigo)	1	1
Bee sting sensation	1	1
Achiness	1	1
Skin Tingling	1	1
Shooting pain	1	1
Feel very relaxed	1	1
Burn marks from pads on too long (electrical stimulation)	1	1
Relaxation	1	1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Always	40	56%
Usually	23	32%
Sometimes	8	11%
Never	1	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Very	4	6%
Somewhat	19	26%
A little	27	38%
Not at all	22	31%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

$200+	5	13%
$100-199	3	8%
$50-99	1	3%
$25-49	4	11%
< $25	25	66%

Patient Evaluations

See all 72 patient evaluations

azprincess2010

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: Most

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F41y
FM:15y Dx
azprincess2010

daily

since Aug 21, 2010
Efficacy Major for Chronic pain
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips I find that using my TENS unit does help significantly with the fibro muscle pain. I can always tell when I take a break from it, so it must be working that... See full evaluation

itsnotmummy

Sex: F

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Little

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:F52y
FM:8y Dx
itsnotmummy

40 min daily

since Dec 07, 2008
Efficacy Major for Other
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips awsome must have See full evaluation

catgirl

Sex: F

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: All

Stickman: all
Description:F41y
FM:17y Dx
catgirl

1hours as needed

since Dec 15, 2008
Efficacy Major for Pain in shoulders
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Have a consult with a PT and have them show the appropriate way to place electrodes and how to use the different settings. Can be confusing at first and than... See full evaluation

See all 72 patient evaluations

Report created on February 10, 2012.

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