It’s imperative to get muscles working in order to speed recovery after a traumatic injury or major surgery. Neuromuscular Electrotherapy Stimulation (NMES) can offer a two-fold benefit in your recovery. First there’s pain control and second, muscle stimulation.
A wide range of orthopedic and neurological diagnoses can benefit from using NMES. Device therapy can start anywhere from the day after surgery, or injury, to a couple of weeks later depending on how you feel. Our goal is to get you moving again.
Speeds Recovery
By incorporating NMES into your rehabilitation plan, an Empi device can help you regain function so you can resume normal daily activities faster.
NMES uses electricity to stimulate the nerve that corresponds to a targeted muscle and causes it to contract. This in turn keeps the muscles firing to prevent loss of muscle mass and loss of function due to inactivity.
Enhances Rehabilitation
Depending on your treatment plan, NMES can be used to enhance muscle re-education and minimize disuse atrophy while building muscle endurance and power. As an alternative non-invasive therapy, it facilitates muscle rehabilitation and may allow you to reduce pain medications. Other benefits include:
- Restores muscle mass
- Prevents disuse atrophy (muscle waste from inactivity)
- Enhances mind-body connection (muscle re-education)
- Relaxes muscle spasm
- Increases range of motion
- Increases local blood flow
- Prevents deep venous blood clots after surgery
Common Uses for NMES
NMES must be prescribed by your healthcare professional and can be recommended for many conditions (but not limited to):
- Knee surgery rehabilitation
- Traumatic injury rehabilitation
- Shoulder rehabilitation
- Stroke
- CVA
- Fracture
- Pre/post op rehabilitation
- Partial nerve tissue damage
Easy-to-Use Electrotherapy Devices
Portable NMES devices are used in the clinic and are easily administered at home for continued therapy. Ask your healthcare professional which Empi device is right for you. Therapy options include:
Infinity Plus ® Multifunction Electrotherapy System
State-of-the-art, multiple waveform electrotherapy device delivers four therapies in one device — Interferential, Premodulated Interferential, NMES and High Volt. This means you receive the optimal therapy for your condition. Furthermore, the programmable feature assures continuity of care at home for treating:
- Acute pain
- Chronic pain
- Disuse atrophy
- Local blood circulation
- Muscle re-education
- Maintain/increase range of motion
- Spasm
300 PV Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) Device
All-in-one electrotherapy system delivers a full range of treatment options designed to re-educate muscles, relax muscle spasms, relieve acute pain, manage chronic pain and increase local blood circulation. Compact size and programmable therapies make it easy for you to use this device home.
Taking Medicine Just Got Easier
Empi has developed an easier and more effective way for you to receive the drug therapy you need. No more injections, pills or patches. Our devices propel the medication into your body through a low-level electrical current called Iontophoresis. No worries — it’s almost painless and there’s hardly any risk of infection because it’s easy on the skin.
Dupel® BLUE Iontophoresis Drug Delivery System
Performed by your healthcare professional, Dupel BLUE is ideal if you’re reluctant or unable to receive injections. We’ll help ease your anxiety, ask your physician how Empi can help deliver the drug therapy you need minus the fear.
Action Patch Smart Iontophoresis System™
The Action Patch uses Empi's world-leading iontophoresis drug delivery technology so you can use it at home, for sports medicine or at the clinic. You’ll be surprised by how easy it is to get your drug therapy.
How Empi Can Help You
Empi electrotherapy devices and drug delivery systems are prescribed everyday to patients who are recovering from surgery or a traumatic injury. Find out what we can do to help get you back on your feet faster.