Volunteers' concerns about facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation.

ABSTRACT: Facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is the application of an electrical current to the skin to induce muscle contractions and has enormous potential for basic research and clinical intervention in psychology and neuroscience. Because the technique remains largely unknown, and the prospect of receiving electricity to the face can be daunting, willingness to receive facial NMES is likely to be low and gender differences might exist in the amount of concern for the sensation of pain and skin burns. We investigated these questions in 182 healthy participants. The likelihood of taking part (LOTP) in a hypothetical facial NMES study was measured both before and after presenting a detailed vignette about facial NMES including its risks. Results showed that LOTP was generally high a

SUBMITTER: Efthimiou TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9080168 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature