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Spine
Impact of Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation on Multifidus Muscle Function in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Med Sci Monit. 2025 01-Oct;():. 10.12659/MSM.949677

General Orthopaedics
The effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on pain, function, and quadriceps muscle strength in adults with patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2025 01-Aug;():. 10.1186/s12891-025-09029-5

Osteoarthritis
The effects of combining electrical stimulation of the calf and thigh muscles on WOMAC pain in knee osteoarthritis: A double-blind, randomised, sham-controlled trial.
Osteoarthr Cartil Open. 2025 01-Jun;():. 10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100607

Physical Therapy & Rehab
The effect of adding neuromuscular electrical stimulation to exercise therapy on patellofemoral pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
PLoS One. 2025 01-Jun;():. 10.1371/journal.pone.0326785

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation Improves Chronic Knee Pain and Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses.
Clin J Pain. 2025 01-Jan;():. 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001254

Sports Medicine
Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Quadriceps Femoris Muscle Strength and Knee Joint Function in Patients After ACL Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Orthop J Sports Med. 2025 01-Jan;():. 10.1177/23259671241275071

Trauma
Enhanced nerve function recovery in radial nerve palsy patients with humerus shaft fracture: a randomized study of low-frequency pulse electrical stimulation combined with exercise therapy.
Front Neurol. 2024 01-Jul;():. 10.3389/fneur.2024.1370316

Foot & Ankle
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of Peroneal Longus Improve Balance Control Ability in Young Adults With Chronic Ankle Instability: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 01-Dec;():. 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002510

Foot & Ankle
Effects of Rehabilitative Exercise and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Muscle Morphology and Dynamic Balance in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 01-Jul;():. 10.3390/medicina60071187

Sports Medicine
The impact of postoperative neuromuscular electric stimulation (NMES) on outcomes in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Osteoarthritis
Effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation training combined with exercise on patient-reported outcomes measures in people with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Physiother Res Int. 2024 01-Jan;():. 10.1002/pri.2062

Osteoarthritis
A controlled randomized trial with a 12-week follow-up investigating the effects of medium-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation on pain, VMO thickness, and functionality in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2024 01-Feb;():. 10.1186/s12891-024-07266-8

Osteoarthritis
The effectiveness of peroneal nerve stimulation combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the management of knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled single-blind study.
Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 01-Sep;():. 10.5606/tftrd.2023.10998

Shoulder & Elbow
The Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Study.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 01-May;():. 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002103

Shoulder & Elbow
Intraoperative electrical stimulation promotes the short-term recovery of patients with cubital tunnel syndrome after surgery.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 01-Apr;():. 10.1186/s13018-023-03668-x

Arthroplasty
Effectiveness of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Enhanced Recovery After Total Hip Replacement Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2022 01-Sep;():. 10.1177/21514593221129528

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Use after Total Knee Arthroplasty Improves Early Return to Function: A Randomized Trial.
. 2022 01-Jan;():. 10.1055/s-0040-1713420

Shoulder & Elbow
The effect of rotator cuff physical exercise combined with electrically stimulated antagonist on shoulder rotator cuff strength.
. 2022 01-Jan;():. 10.1016/j.jos.2020.11.015

General Orthopaedics
Rate and maintenance of improvement of myofascial pain with dry needling alone vs. dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation: a randomized controlled trial.

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The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy. 2021 21-Aug;():. 10.1080/10669817.2020.1824469

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Mirror therapy simultaneously combined with electrical stimulation for upper limb motor function recovery after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Clin Rehabil. 2021 01-Jan;():. 10.1177/0269215520951935