I think you have to start from 30 min a day first and then build it up gradually
to 6 hours. I have had some patients where I use FES with good results.
However, I do not jump into FES every time I see a subluxed shoulder, as they
are painfree if handled properly.
Tom Pawikowski
Geoff Mosley wrote:
> I am a rehab PT working primarily with stroke and brain-injured clients. I
> have not found any long term carryover with my use of short term NMES for
> the correction of shoulder subluxation. Some studies have suggested as much
> as 6 hrs. a day of e-stim, but I have not yet tried such a vigorous
> approach. I too am perplexed by this problem.
>
> Geoff
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