If there’s one familiar sound whenever a volunteer tries out an interactive device that uses electrical muscle stimulation, it is probably laughter. Even for experienced users of the technology, the ...

Electrical muscle stimulation involves sending electrical impulses through the skin. This stimulation may provide benefits, such as helping repair tissue and strengthening the muscles. Share on ...

New York City boutique studio Shock Therapy uses electric muscle stimulation and promises big results in less time—here's what happened when I tried it for myself. I used to go to this physical ...

The few times that I’ve gone to a physical therapist for an injury, I was hooked up to a machine that used transcutaneous nerve stimulation, or TENS. It sent small electrical impulses to my nerves, ...

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an established modality employed to elicit muscle contractions via electrical impulses, supporting rehabilitation and strength improvement across a wide ...

When I first heard of EMS, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, a device that enables you to burn 500 calories in a single session, I was sceptical. I’m fit enough. I swim regularly: no splashing about, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Muscle stimulators are worth the investment if you’re looking to take your workouts to the next level, speed up recovery, or if ...

Many people experience varying degrees of muscle weakness and muscle fatigue. To address these issues, we recently conducted two studies on increasing muscle strength and decreasing muscle fatigue ...

In another major clinical breakthrough of the Walk Again Project, a non-profit international consortium aimed at developing new neuro-rehabilitation protocols, technologies and therapies for spinal ...

Here’s a fitness confession: I hate recovery work. I know that stretching, foam rolling, resting, and so forth are all crucial to working out—it’s what allows your body to repair all the tissues you ...