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Aug 2026
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Evaluating Pain, Disability, Muscle Strength, and Functional Performance.
Background Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is widely used in the rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) to improve quadriceps activation and counteract arthrogenic muscle inhibition. However, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have reported inconsistent findings, and the overall clinical effectiveness...
Waleed O. Samarkandi, Hassan E. Mesri, Faisal Alqahtani et al.
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