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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Muscle stimulators do exactly what they promise—stimulate muscles,” Lori Diamos, M.S., P.T., owner of PT ...

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The few times that I’ve gone to a physical therapist for an injury, I was hooked up to a machine that used transcutaneous nerve stimulation, or TENS. It sent small electrical impulses to my nerves, ...

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A muscle stimulator is a handheld or larger machine with connected electrodes. Larger machines usually only exist in therapy clinics or doctor’s offices, while handheld devices are used at home.