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Safe & Effective NES
- Helps Restore muscle function
- Help reduce muscle spasm and pain
- Minimizes muscle atrophy
- Highly effective for muscles weakened from stroke or injury
- Improves damaged tissue
- Safe and effective
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NEMS) is the use of electrical stimuli to a group of muscles with the objective of rehabilitation of injured muscle or stroke.
NEMS is primarily used by physiotherapists as a form of rehabilitation treatment after injury, stroke, or other incident that results in loss of muscle function.
In this form of physiotherapy treatment, electrodes are placed on the skin over the targeted muscles and NMES is done by passing safe electrical impulses from a device.
This process is done to excite the nerves in the muscle; which helps to restore the communication between the brain and the muscular system, in such a way that your muscles are ‘retrained’ to function normally again.
The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) was conducted by the University of Pittsburg in 2008 to study how the therapy could produce 40 percent of maximum voluntary contraction in increasing muscle size.
The Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia in April 1995 studied ‘pedal forces produced during neuromuscular electrical stimulation cycling in paraplegics’.
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation or NMES therapy is very effective for preventive post operative muscle degeneration or for rehabilitation of strained and numb muscle following an injury or stroke. If a patient has any of the above health issues, he or she should not hesitate in taking help from neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy.
It is the application of electrical current of extremely low levels to a particular body area that needs muscle strengthening and pain relief. Through electrical frequencies, these muscle groups are made to contract, which works to strengthen the target muscle group. There is no discomfort or pain in the treatment, except for the mild tingling sensation.
If a patient was to be operated, it may take months to build the muscle mass back that can be depleted in a matter of weeks, a common thing to happen in post-operative healing. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation prevent muscle atrophy (degeneration) as a result of which patients can resume their usual activities rapidly than expected.
For those who have become weak and unable to walk due to loss of muscle mass, from a variety of metabolic diseases and neurological problems, neuromuscular electrical stimulation can be quite a boon. NMES can be very effective in treating damaged tissue, reducing muscle pain and spasm.
1. Are the devices used in neuromuscular electrical stimulation safe? Yes, the devices used meet FDA and Canadian requirements and approval. PT health is very steadfast about patient safety and trust.
2. How much is the cost of the treatment for neuromuscular electrical stimulation? Physiotherapy fees for this type of service depend on the condition of the injury and the severity. However, in many cases, your health insurance covers the cost.
3. Will I be cured of my disease? We can say with confidence that neuromuscular electrical stimulation is medically recommended for muscular dysfunction that sets in due to an injury or stroke. We can't say that it will cure your disease, as no medical professional should make this claim.
4. Can neuromuscular electrical stimulation be used for chronic problems? Definitely, neuromuscular electrical stimulation is preferred for chronic problems because it heals damaged tissue. At the same time, we should realize that NEMS doesn't restore actively exercising muscles being treated, but can aid when activation is not automatic.
5. Are the electrical impulses used in neuromuscular electrical stimulation safe? Yes, the electrical impulses are minute enough to ensure your safety but effective enough to stimulate the nerves to accelerate the healing process. A lot of people have restored their health condition to normalcy due to NEMS and many regard neuromuscular electrical stimulation as the best rehabilitation process for stroke.
Patients who have suffered heart attacks, individuals who are using pacemakers, or those with specific medical conditions are not advised for neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
The physical therapist in charge of the treatment will communicate with the patient’s doctor to determine the right course of treatment and may even adapt the therapy to solve other health issues.
Top 5 reasons to consider neuromuscular electrical stimulation
1. Restore muscle functioning: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is very useful for restoring muscle mass in patients who are unable to walk or move their hands due to neurological or metabolic diseases. This can be of tremendous help to people who have their muscular functions impaired due to physiological disorders like a stroke.
2. Cure muscle pain and give relief from muscle spasm: Electrical impulses from NEMS increases blood circulation and releases endorphins (body’s natural pain killers) that give relief from muscle spasm and pain. Due to fresh influx of oxygen, metabolic activity is increased, toxin substances are eliminated, as a result of which, we can get relief from muscle pain.
3. Minimize muscle atrophy: It prevents muscle atrophy which is a common thing to happen as a process of post-operative healing. During the course of post-operative healing, there is a progressive loss of muscle mass which is prevented by NEMS
4. Best for rehabilitation of muscles that are weakened from stroke or injury: NEMS is considered one of the best rehabilitation treatments for patients affected by stroke.
5. Extremely safe: Compared to medicinal drugs that carry side-effects and health issues, neuromuscular electrical stimulation is very effective and safe.
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