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2022, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (8): 1234-1241Visualization analysis of neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy based on CiteSpace: therapeutic effects, hot spots, and developmental trendsZhao Jing, Liu Xiaobo, Zhang Yue, Zhang Jiaming, Zhong Dongling, Li Juan, Jin Rongjiang
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy has been widely used in the field of rehabilitation. OBJECTIVE: To understand the hot spots and trends of neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy research worldwide, analyze the research development framework, and provide references for further research and applications in this field. METHODS: Literature from January 1, 2010 to October 7, 2020 was retrieved from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Web of Science core aggregation databases. Among them, Chinese literatures were searched in the CNKI with “neuromuscular electrical stimulation” or “neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy,” and English literatures were searched in the Web of Science with “neuromuscular electrical stimulation or NMES.” The CiteSpace V software was used to visualize the publication volume, country, author, institution, cited literature and keywords, and to draw the corresponding figures. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 2 453 relevant literatures were finally included, 618 from the CNKI and 1 835 from the Web of Science. The author with the most publications in China is Lan Xiaoman from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Science and Technology (Guangxi, China). The institution with the most publications is the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. In China, the high-cited keywords, such as stroke and hemiplegia, are connected with each other more closely. The foreign author with the most publications is GUILLAUMEY MILLET, University of Calgary, Canada, and Case Western Reserve University has the highest volume of publications. The high-cited keywords are stroke, skeletal muscle, and exercise. In recent years, the overall research of neuromuscular electrical stimulation has been stably popularized, and international research hotspots mainly focus on post-stroke dysfunction. In China, the research of neuromuscular electrical stimulation focuses on pelvic floor dysfunction as well as combined acupuncture for swallowing disorders after stroke, whereas the international research trends mainly emphasize on the intrinsic mechanism exploration of neuromuscular electrical stimulation for neuromuscular function and the clinical application combined with magnetic stimulation therapy. However, further explorations are required on the mechanism of neuromuscular electrical stimulation targeting swallowing function, pelvic floor dysfunction and the clinical application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Key words:neuromuscular electrical stimulation, stroke, dysfunction, dysphagia, neuromuscular function, pelvic floor, visualization analysis, CiteSpace |