Effectiveness of electrical muscle stimulation in controlling blood glucose level:  A systemic review

Vishwajeet Trivedi; Divya Goyal; Richa Mahajan

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.7120

Authors

Vishwajeet Trivedi
physiovishu87@gmail.com
Assistant Professor, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram
Divya Goyal Assistant Professor, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram
Richa Mahajan Assistant Professor, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram

Keywords:

electrical muscle stimulation, type-2 diabetes, glycemic control, HbA1c

Abstract

The aim is to critically review the relevant evidence on the interrelationships between electrical muscle stimulation and metabolic outcomes. From this review appear that the effects of electrical muscle stimulation resulted in reductions in HbA1c, and other outcome measures of diabetes mellitus type 2. Considering the available evidence, it appears that electrical muscle stimulation could be an effective intervention to help glycemic control, especially considering that the effects of this form of intervention are comparable with what reported with physical exercise. Less studies have investigated regarding electrical muscle stimulation (its duration, type of current, form of impulses, sites to be stimulated etc) offers a synergistic and incremental effect on glycemic control; however, from the available evidences appear that electrical muscle stimulation seems to determine additional change in HbA1c that can be seen significant if compared with other forms of blood sugar control methods.

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