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Electrical Stimulation has a number of indications in the stroke patient.

In flaccid stage electrical stimulation can be used to prevent the disuse atrophy and to preserve the joint range in immobile joints by producing and inducing movements. In spastic stage, it can be used to reduce the spasticity by producing movement in antagonist and relaxing the agonists by reciprocal innervation. It can also reduce spasticity by producing the tetanic contractions of spastic muscle by producing fatigue in them. Electrical stimulation can also be used in muscle strengthening of the weak and spastic muscles. Furthermore, Functional electrical stimulation can be used to produce movement in any joint or part to compensate any loss of movement due to inactivity.