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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

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

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

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

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

Osteoarthritis
Short-term effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and ultrasound therapies on muscle architecture and functional capacity in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized study
Clin Rehabil. 2019 Mar;33(3):418-427.

Physical Therapy & Rehab
A randomized controlled trial using neuromuscular electrical stimulation with pelvic fracture rehabilitation: an interim analysis

Osteoarthritis
Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and low-level laser therapy on the muscle architecture and functional capacity in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial
Clin Rehabil. 2015 Jun;29(6):570-80.

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Combined arm stretch positioning and neuromuscular electrical stimulation during rehabilitation does not improve range of motion, shoulder pain or function in patients after stroke: a randomised trial
J Physiother. 2013 Dec;59(4):245-54. doi: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70201-7

Osteoarthritis
A clinical trial of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in improving quadriceps muscle strength and activation among women with mild and moderate osteoarthritis

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Phys Ther. 2010 Oct;90(10):1441-52. Epub 2010 Jul 29.

Sports Medicine
Early neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve quadriceps muscle strength after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Phys Ther. 2012 Feb;92(2):210-26. Epub 2011 Nov 17

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Does neuromuscular electrical stimulation enhance the effectiveness of an exercise programme in subjects with knee osteoarthritis? A randomized controlled trial

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

Clin Rehabil. 2013 Mar;27(3):246-57. doi: 10.1177/0269215512456388. Epub 2012 Sep 5

Physical Therapy & Rehab
Effects of home-based resistance training and neuromuscular electrical stimulation in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

This report has been verified by one or more authors of the original publication.

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012 Jul 3;13:118. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-118