Better Walking and Balance Scores After Supervised EMS in Stroke Trials

After stroke, one leg can turn weak, stiff, and slow. A 2024 systematic review in The Rehabilitation Journal tested whether timed  EMS  could help. University clinicians from Pakistan and the University of Porto registered the plan on PROSPERO and followed PRISMA. They screened 23 randomised trials from PubMed, Cochrane, and PEDro. Scientists measured walking speed, 6-minute walk distance, Berg balance, Timed Up and Go, Fugl-Meyer motor scores, ankle motion, stiffness, and daily-living scales. In several low-frequency FES programs (FES is a nichec of   EMS  ) —  used during stepping — those scores rose. Balance in one trial climbed from 15.9 to 46.4. Sit-to-walk time in another fell from 35 to 17 seconds. That pattern suggests supervised   EMS  can support gait, balance, and easier daily tasks after stroke. The full post lists the trial numbers. https://oriems.fit/blogs/research-digest/ems-after-stroke-23-clinical-trials-review