Electrical Muscle Stimulation Therapy

(Electro-Therapy) This is an electrical current that is used at the injury location to help decrease the pain level and reduce swelling.

Electrical muscle stimulation, also known as “e-stim,” is a common treatment that physical therapists use to rehabilitate a soft tissue injury. You could be dealing with fibromyalgia pain or recovering from a stroke, injury, or some other condition that can require the use of e-stim. Electrical stimulation is an effective form of therapy that can help provide you with pain relief and accelerate your recovery process.

Electrical stimulation can also be used as a recovery or muscle conditioning tool by athletes and many other people. E-stim is believed to have the ability to create muscle contraction in different types of muscle fibers that are targeted to facilitate responses and specific functions.

This aims to strengthen and treat weakened or injured muscles. This form of therapy can be an especially useful tool for long-distance runners who desire to train their muscle fibers to resist fatigue.

Electric muscle stimulation is a technique that is often implemented with the help and guidance of a professional Chiropractor or sports therapist to complement a patients care plan or an athlete’s training program.