The effect of an 8-week treatment program using a novel foot neuromuscular electrical stimulator on physical function, leg pain, leg symptoms, and leg blood flow in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized sham-controlled trial

Abstract Background Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an established therapy that has been widely used for many decades to improve circulation in the legs. However, studies using NMES devices in an elderly, ambulant, and otherwise apparently healthy population are lacking; this is despi...

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Main Authors: Binoy Kumaran, Darren Targett, Tim Watson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06828-2