Various studies ^1,2,3 have shown that electrical stimulation from the NESS H200 significantly reduces muscle tone.

The results from study one, displayed in the graph below, confirm this. The x-axis shows the joint being measured. The y-axis shows muscle tone, measured on the Modified Ashworth Scale. The yellow bars indicate the situation before treatment, while the blue bars show the results after 5 weeks of exercise with the NESS H200. On average, muscle tone drops by approximately 1 point. Various studies have shown that muscle tone drops by an average of 40%.

1 G. Alon, K.S. Sunnerhagen, A.C.H. Geurts, A. Ohry.  A home based, self-administered stimulation program to improve selected hand functions of chronic stroke. NeuroRehabilitation 18, 2003: 215-225
2 H.P. Weingarden et al. Hybrid Functional Electrical Stimulation Orthosis System for the Upper Limb, Effects on Spasticity in Chronic Stable Hemiplegia. American Journal of Physical Medicin & Rehabilitation, Vol. 77, No. 4, July/August 1998: 276-281
3 H. Ring & N. Rosenthal. Controlled study of neuroprosthetic functional electrical stimulation in sub-acute post-stroke rehabilitation. J. Rehab Med 2005; 37: 32-36