AIM: To observe whether electrical stimulation can improve the functional rehabilitation of nerve injury as stroke. METHODS: Sixty patients with stroke were randomly divided into treatment group (n = 30) and control group (n = 30). All the patients accepted regularly physical therapy, besides patients in the treatment group accepted neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NES) with AK-2000 Computer-Low Frequency Electric Apparatus. The selection of prescription had four modes, eg, Lianchui add acupuncture, manipulation add massage. Each mode was performed for 15 minutes or 30 minutes, once a day or five times every week. Patients in the control group did not accept the treatment above except regularly physical therapy. RESULTS: The Fugl-Meyer (FMA) score in the treatment group increased from 12.55 +/- 9.04 before treatment to 21.26 +/- 8.12 after treatment (t = 3.92, p < 0.05), which improved more significantly as compared with that of the control group (16.36 +/- 8.27) (t = 2.33, p < 0.05). The free functional evaluation showed that the treatment group also improved better than the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The NES supplied by AK-2000 Computer-Low Frequency Electric Apparatus can improve the functional rehabilitation in patients with stroke, which can serve as an effective therapy for paralysis.

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