Gel and cream are restocked so often in a physiotherapy practice that they end up being ordered out of habit, the same product every time. Conductive gel is a coupling medium for equipment or applicators...
The 0 to 5 MRC (Oxford) scale grades a strength deficit, but there comes a point where it no longer tells one session from the next. A muscle dynamometer converts the force a muscle group exerts against...
Globus Genesy 600 vs Genesy 300 Pro: which should you buy?
| 11 Aug, 2026
The Globus Genesy 600 and the Globus Genesy 300 Pro are four-channel professional stimulators with the same dimensions and the same published electrical specifications. The one documented difference of...
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) applies electrical impulses through the skin to produce an involuntary muscle contraction. It is not a shortcut. In healthy adults, with training volume matched, a meta-analysis...
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) delivers electrical pulses through electrodes stuck to the skin in order to modulate the pain signal. The intensity is set to a strong but comfortable...
Globus vs NeuroTrac: TENS and EMS compared
| 20 Jul, 2026
Globus and NeuroTrac are two established brands of TENS and EMS units in physiotherapy, each with a distinct range philosophy. Globus is an Italian electrical stimulation brand that emphasises breadth...
Electrotherapy in physiotherapy is, strictly speaking, the therapeutic use of electrical currents, almost always delivered through electrodes placed on the skin. It is used mainly to modulate pain, activate...