NMES

NMES stands for neuromuscular electrical stimulation. A 2024 review in PMC describes it as a treatment method used to create muscle contractions through electrical impulses. The review says the signal comes from an electrical stimulator instead of the brain, with electrodes on the skin. NMES is close to EMS in how it works. The two names are often used for the same kind of muscle stimulation. TENS is different, because FDA describes a TENS device as one that treats pain. The same review lists settings such as frequency, pulse width and intensity that can be adjusted during NMES. Your clinician or device instructions set them. See TENS vs EMS, NMES and interferential therapy.