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OTC devices are marketable only for muscle toning; prescription devices can be purchased only with a medical prescription for therapy. Prescription devices should be used under the supervision of an authorized practitioner, for the following uses: Relaxation of muscle spasms; Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy;
Electrotherapy is primarily used in physical therapy for: relaxation of muscle spasms [4] [5] prevention and retardation of disuse atrophy [6] [7] increase of local blood circulation [8] muscle rehabilitation and re-education [9] electrical muscle stimulation [10] maintaining and increasing range of motion
The usual course of ECT involves multiple administrations, typically given two or three times per week until the patient no longer has symptoms. ECT is administered under anesthesia with a muscle relaxant. [7] ECT can differ in its application in three ways: electrode placement, treatment frequency, and the electrical waveform of the stimulus.
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It is commonly used by professional and performance athletes with acute pain and/or muscle tenderness as it is drug-free and non-invasive, thus avoiding testing and recovery issues. It is also used as a cosmetic treatment. [5]
A transgender woman in China who recently won 60,000 yuan (roughly $8,300) in compensation from a hospital that forced her to undergo several rounds of electroshock "conversion therapy" has told ...
High intensity FES of the quadriceps muscles allows patients with complete lower motor neuron lesion to increase their muscle mass, muscle fiber diameter, improve ultrastructural organization of contractile material, increase of force output during electrical stimulation and perform FES assisted stand-up exercises. [27]
According to Sanchez, EMS took off in the fitness world after first gaining traction in physical therapy settings, where it was used as a localized treatment to strengthen specific muscles.