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Muscle Stimulation
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 Muscle stimulation can be used for various health benefits. In todays world of pain control and rehabilitation, it is easy to get lost in finding out about the diffrent types of treatments and products that are available and what will fit your situation.
In the field of pain control, doctors and pain management professionals use three main methods of Electrotherapy. Interferential Therapy, Microcurrent Therapy, and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), are the three main methods.
Muscle Stimulation is widely used for muscle rehabilitation. People with injuries to their muscles sometimes lose muscle strength due to stiffness and fluid build-up in the injured area. Electrotherapy can treat the problem using various techniques.
One way to treat injured muscles is through Neuromuscular Stimulation, NMS for short. This method uses electrical pulses to stimulate the nerves which cause muscular contractions. A doctor or therapist will often use an EMS machine to perform this kind of treatment. This helps build up strength and has been effective in various uses such as treating post surgury patients, muscle tears and strains, and rehabilitation of athletes.
Another method is called High or Low Voltate Direct Current Therapy. This method aims to reduce swelling of the muscle from fluid build up in the injured area. The method works by using positive and negative electrodes. Placing a positive electrode on the injured muscle helps reduce swelling because the fluid is mostly made of negative ions. The negataive electrode will help disperse the fluid and increase bloodflow to the area for faster healing.
EMS devices are availible to anyone with a prescription. The devices can be as cheap as $65 to the hundreds of dollars. The devices range in function, number of electrodes, and features. Many of the expensive models have pre-programmed timed treatments to choose from while the cheaper ones only have one or a few modes of operation. You may want to consult your doctor and test out some units your doctor may have.
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