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NMES

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation: electrical current strong enough to make a muscle contract, used to activate or strengthen it.

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Definition

NMES is common after knee surgery, when the quadriceps are hard to activate. When stimulation is timed to produce a functional movement such as walking, it is called functional electrical stimulation (FES).

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