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Electrical Stimulation in Cherry Hill & Burlington.

A muscle that won’t switch back on. Pain that flares before you’ve even started. Electrical stimulation calms the area down and retrains the muscle, so the rest of your session can actually work.

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What It Is

A muscle that won’t fire. Pain that won’t quiet down.

Electrical stimulation does two different jobs. For pain, a mild current through electrodes on your skin can interrupt pain signals and calm the area, enough for you to do the harder work of rehab.

For muscle re-education, that same current triggers a full, involuntary contraction. After surgery or injury, muscles like the quad often “forget” how to fire fully to protect the joint. The stimulation retrains that pattern while you actively try to fire it yourself.

It’s never a stand-alone treatment. Your therapist places and doses it based on your cause-first evaluation, then moves you straight into the exercise it’s setting up.

Physical therapist applying electrical stimulation to a patient's shoulder Never a stand-alone treatment, always part of the plan

What It Helps

Where electrical stimulation shines.

If pain or a shut-down muscle is keeping you from doing the real work of rehab, this is what clears the way.

The quad that won’t switch on after surgery A shoulder too sore to lift on its own The ache that flares before you’ve even started A joint too irritated to load right away The tendon that’s too angry for exercise alone The muscle that forgot how to fire

What A Session Looks Like

Three steps, one visit.

1

We place the electrodes over the exact muscle or nerve.

2

You feel a tingle, then a contraction or a calm.

3

We move straight into the exercise it sets up.

Why It Works

Four reasons it earns a place in your plan.

Pain calmed enough to do the real work.

A muscle that remembers how to fire.

No pills, no downtime, done in the same visit.

Dosed and placed by a licensed therapist.

Pairs Well With

Electrical stimulation rarely works alone.

Moist Heat Therapy Loosens the tissue first, so the stimulation has an easier area to work with. Manual Therapy Hands-on joint work that builds on the pain relief and muscle activation.

Questions, Answered

Electrical stimulation, no mystery.

Most people feel a tingle, then a gentle contraction or a calming sensation, not pain. The intensity is always in your control, and your therapist adjusts it based on your feedback throughout.

Not quite. A home TENS unit is built for general pain relief. What we use is placed over the exact muscle or nerve found in your evaluation, dosed for your goal, and paired with hands-on exercise the same visit.

Usually yes, as part of a standard PT visit, but coverage details vary by plan. We verify your exact benefits before your first session, so there’s no surprise on your bill. Questions before then? Call Cherry Hill at 856-424-0993 or Burlington at 609-880-0880.

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.

  • Hours Mon–Thu 8am–7pm, Fri 8am–2pm
  • Prefer to talk now? Call either office. Cherry Hill 856-424-0993 Burlington 609-880-0880
  • Same-week appointments available

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