Muscle Stimulator Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Increasing Cases of Musculoskeletal Conditions – On account of the increasing population and ageing, the number of persons with musculoskeletal diseases and related functional restrictions is constantly rising. Further, it's possible for older persons to lack the motivation or ability to engage in physical activity appropriately, therefore, the needs of older persons are best served by muscle stimulators. In 2019, there were more than 700 million people worldwide who were 65 or older.
• Growing Rate of Sports Injuries – Sports-related injuries have become more common over the past several years, mostly as a consequence of increased engagement in athletics. As orthopedic power tools such as electric muscle stimulator disables the pain receptors in the nerves around the injury, which stops the nerves from communicating pain to the brain. Electrical stimulation might thereby lessen the discomfort from the damage. In the US, around 20 million children & teens play sports annually, and there have been more than 3 million reported sports-related injuries.
• Surging Demand for Fitness Products – The demand for sports equipments has risen as a result of an increase in the number of individuals participating in physical activities including biking, running, swimming, and others. Further, electrical stimulation is employed on pain-causing sports-related injuries, which have become more prevalent, as a result of increased participation in fitness-related activities. According to statistics, Australians spend more than USD 8 Billion annually, on exercise services and gear.
• Increasing Popularity of Sports – Owing to rising outdoor sport participation, whole-body electrical stimulation (ES) has gained popularity as a substitute for conventional exercise in order to improve fitness and health in healthy persons. As per estimates, more than 90% of Americans participated in sports and exercise every day in 2019.

Challenges

• Exorbitant cost of muscle stimulator devices - Customers are being encouraged to choose less expensive alternative therapies such as yoga, acupuncture, and aromatherapy owing to the high expense of muscle stimulators. For instance, acupuncture has been utilized as an alternative type of medicine, mostly for the treatment of pain.
• Absence of regulations regarding the use of muscle stimulators
• Acceptance of alternative therapies by patients