Backed up by clinical trials proving their effectiveness, Compex is now widely used by health care professionals and athletes for improved performance and recovery.
Here at One2One, we use the Compex Wireless, the first wireless electro muscle stimulator in the world that offers safe and effective muscular contraction. It can be used to treat muscular pain and spasm, speed up your post exercise/race recovery time, and enhance your rehabilitation. It is particularly effective for contracting ‘lazy’ inactive muscles and getting them to ‘fire up’ which we sometimes use in conjunction with performing a specific exercise in our gym.
This assisted muscular contraction helps to retrain your muscles when you have a lack of strength and control in a certain body area.
How Can Compex Electro Muscle Stimulation Help?
Compex Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is an advanced rehabilitation and recovery technology that uses carefully controlled electrical impulses to stimulate muscle contractions. It is widely used by physiotherapists, sports therapists and elite athletes to support recovery, improve muscle activation and assist rehabilitation following injury or surgery.
At One2One Physiotherapy, we use the latest wireless Compex system to complement hands-on physiotherapy and exercise rehabilitation. By helping muscles contract effectively, Compex can improve muscle strength, reduce pain, encourage recovery and help restore normal movement patterns when muscles have become weak or inactive.
Whether you're recovering from an injury, returning to sport or looking to improve muscle function, our experienced physiotherapists will determine whether Compex treatment is appropriate as part of your personalised rehabilitation programme.
Frequently Asked Questions About Compex Electro Muscle Stimulation
Compex Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is a treatment that uses gentle electrical impulses to stimulate muscles, causing them to contract in a controlled way. It is commonly used during physiotherapy to improve muscle activation, reduce pain, aid rehabilitation and speed up recovery following injury or exercise.
Small wireless electrodes are placed on the skin over the target muscles. The Compex device delivers carefully controlled electrical impulses that cause the muscles to contract naturally. These contractions help improve muscle activation, strengthen weakened muscles and support rehabilitation alongside exercise.
Compex may be used to help with a variety of conditions, including:
- Muscle weakness
- Sports injuries
- Muscle strains
- Joint injuries
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Knee injuries
- Shoulder injuries
- Tendon problems
- Muscle spasms
- Chronic muscular pain
Your physiotherapist will determine whether Compex is suitable for your condition.
No. Although both use electrical stimulation, they have different purposes.
A TENS machine is primarily used for pain relief by stimulating sensory nerves.
Compex EMS stimulates the muscles themselves, causing them to contract. This makes it particularly effective for muscle strengthening, rehabilitation and recovery.
Yes. Compex is widely used by physiotherapists and athletes to assist muscle recovery after training, competition and injury. It may help improve circulation, reduce muscle soreness and encourage faster recovery between exercise sessions.
Yes. Compex is particularly effective at activating muscles that have become weak or inactive following injury or surgery. When combined with physiotherapy exercises, it can help improve muscle strength, control and function.
No. Most people describe the sensation as a gentle tingling followed by muscle contractions. The intensity can be adjusted throughout the session to ensure you remain comfortable while achieving effective muscle stimulation.
Treatment duration varies depending on your condition and rehabilitation programme, but sessions are typically incorporated into your physiotherapy appointment and last between 20 and 30 minutes.
Yes. Compex is commonly used during post-operative rehabilitation to help activate muscles that may have become weak following surgery. It is often combined with physiotherapy exercises to support a safe and effective recovery.
At One2One Physiotherapy, Compex treatment is delivered by experienced Chartered Physiotherapists as part of a personalised rehabilitation programme. We combine advanced wireless Compex technology with evidence-based physiotherapy to help improve muscle activation, accelerate recovery and support your return to normal activity.
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