Therapeutic Use of Portable Electrotherapy Machine for Muscle Stimulation, Education and Healing

International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

© 2025 by SSRG - IJEEE Journal

Volume 12 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2025

Authors : Mahesh Kolte, Deepti Khurge, Prachi Palsodkar, Roshan Umate, Arnav Kulkarni, Shubham Joshi, Anjali Kolte, Sanjay Babar

10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V12I3P106

How to Cite?

Mahesh Kolte, Deepti Khurge, Prachi Palsodkar, Roshan Umate, Arnav Kulkarni, Shubham Joshi, Anjali Kolte, Sanjay Babar, "Therapeutic Use of Portable Electrotherapy Machine for Muscle Stimulation, Education and Healing," SSRG International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 12,  no. 3, pp. 55-62, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V12I3P106

Abstract:

Electrotherapy makes use of well-controlled electrical pulses of various durations as per the patients’ requirements either for muscle relaxation, muscle re-education, muscle stimulation, as well as muscle strengthening. The major advantage of a portable stimulator is that the clinician can carry it and use it whenever necessary. The proposed machine contains all types of currents in a very portable and handy unit. The nature of the current used in experimentations, along with various parameters such as intensity, duration, frequency, arrangement of electrodes, and sizes, can induce explicit physiological effects on targeted tissues. Electrical currents have a direct impact on excitable tissues like muscle fibres, cell membranes and nerves. These effects help manage both acute and chronic pain, decrease edema, alleviate joint contractures, prevent muscle spasms, combat disuse atrophy, promote tissue healing, assist in muscle re-education, aid in fracture healing, and strengthen muscles, even serving as an orthotic substitute. Electrical stimulation can even be applied to trigger muscle contractions during activities like gait training.

Keywords:

Electrical stimulation, Electrotherapy, Muscle stimulation, Pain relief.

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