ArticleArchives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation2025
Pilot Study to Assess the Ability of a 4-Week, Home-Based, Electrical Muscle Stimulation Program to Improve Lower Extremity Function and Reduce Sarcopenia in Older Individuals With Cancer.
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- Advances in electrical stimulation-based therapeutic technologies for sarcopenia prevention and treatment.Bioactive materials · 2026Review
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of home-based self-rehabilitation using a portable electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) device for improving severe sarcopenia by improving lower extremity function. Design: The effect of 4 weeks of EMS training on improving lower extremity function was compared between patients divided into 2 groups based on baseline lower extremity function. Self-rehabilitation was carried out with a portable EMS device, the SIXPAD Foot Fit, and each session lasted 15-23 minutes. Lower extremity function was assessed with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Setting: University hospital. Participants: The study included 50 older outpatients (N=50) with a mean age of 75 years; 98% had hepatobiliary cancer, and 38% were men. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Patients were divided into 2 groups based on baseline SPPB value (SPPB ≤ 9 or SPPB >9). Lower extremity function was observed prospectively during 4 weeks of home-based self-rehabilitation. Results: EMS was used consistently, with a median duration of use of 28 days. In the baseline SPPB>9 group, lower extremity function was not significantly improved (SPPB, 11.0-12.0; Conclusions: A home-based, self-rehabilitation program using a portable EMS device may improve lower extremity function and attenuate sarcopenic status in older patients with cancer with reduced lower extremity function.
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