Our study indicates that electrical foot stimulation is at least as effective as IPC in increasing venous blood flow velocity in the popliteal and femoral veins during the study period.
Subjects were studied over two sessions. At each session, subjects received either electrical foot stimulation or IPC of the calf of one leg. The other lower extremity served as a control.
A functional electrical stimulation device can help with certain ... This can help some people with issues like foot drop and lower extremity weakness. The goal, Sandoval says, is to facilitate ...