Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS)

For many years  Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) has been used for muscle training in sport and fitness centres to obtain a more attractive, slimmer and powerful body. Fields of application are for instance: 

Furthermore, EMS is used in medicine mainly for rehabilitation purposes, e.g. 

A muscle stimulation carried out at regular intervals can help to maintain a person’s agility and muscular strength, even if the region of the body must be kept immobile. EMS can thus have a shortening effect on rehabilitation time. There is only a minimum strain on tendons and joints during this kind of muscle training. During EMS treatment, electrical stimuli are used to excite the nerves via the skin, triggering a muscle contraction. The muscle cannot distinguish between the two activating causes. It contracts upon brain commands as well as upon exterior electrical stimuli. Thus, no will-power is required to stimulate muscle contraction and metabolic processes effectively.

TENS/EMS should not be applied to people with a pacemaker and heart disease, or in regions of skin burns and skin injuries, pregnant women in the abdominal region, and in cases of serious arterial blockage.