Electrical Muscle Stimulation

Electrical muscle stimulation is electrical current that affects the myo-neural junction – or the area the nerve intervates or goes into the muscle.  As the electrical current is increased there will be an involuntary contract of the muscular area being treated.

Exercise is needed for injured or spastic muscles, or areas of muscle spasm, to heal properly.  However, forced exercise can be injuries to the muscles.

Passive exercise (contraction and movement involuntarily done while the muscle is at rest) will exercise and thereby strengthen the muscle without injuring it.  The area of involvement will then heal stronger and will be much more stable.  Using the electrical muscle stimulator will also help to over-ride the established reflex pattern which is causing muscle spasm, restricting motion and producing pain.

The passive contraction or exercise of the muscles will help reestablish the normal reflex pattern, thereby reducing the muscle spasm and also the pain reflex pattern, thereby reducing the muscle spasm and also the pain reflex pattern.

The contraction produced by the electrical current also helps to increase the circulation in the area through exercise, also promoting healing and strengthening the area of muscles involved.

Inactivity during an injured or spastic state while the muscle is healing causes the tissue to heal in a weakened state.  The application of electrical muscle stimulation promotes healing and, specifically, strengthening of the involved area.