Ask a PT Response: "Neuromuscular electrical stimulation is quite often utilized to assist with achieving gains with muscle strength in patients. I often would utilize e-stim with my patients in conjunction with having them perform squats, long arch quads, standing terminal knee extension etc to encourage strengthening with a functional activity. There are a variety of machines which can help accomplish this. The type of current which I most often utilize is a Russian or Hi Volt stim. I would recommend you obtain proper instruction/training from your therapist or the manufacturer if you are planning on obtaining a machine and performing exercises on your own at home. Thanks for using CyberPT."