Electrostimulation

[italian_guy]

Hi, I wonder if anybody has tried electrostimulation?

 

Did it work for You?

 

Bye.

[monkeygirl]

Is that the weight loss device that you place the little "stimulators" on your "fatty areas", and it zaps the fat away or something?

[italian_guy]

No, this is not for zapping away fats.

 

It is a device that has electrodes that you put on your muscles and

 

thru electrical discharges you stimulate them in a sort of passive gymnastic.

 

The electrical discharge generates a muscolar contraction that is advertised to be similar or even better that the one you have during an actual workout.

 

I'm not sure if this thing actually works I'm just

 

trying it, doing also normal workout and martial art

 

training.

[delta1]

I've heard that Bruce Lee used electrostimulation, and some say it was a contributing factor to his death. Don't have any idea if that is true or not, but I do know that any time you start applying electrical impulses to your body there is a very real possibility of doing dammage. Under the care of a doctor and a trained therapist, and for specific medical reasons, getting repeatedly electrocuted might be acceptable. But to get in shape I think I'll rely on the grunt and sweat method.

[SaiFightsMS]

I have some functional electrical stimulation in physical therapy. It is a very valid and effective way to strenghten weak muscle tissues.

 

It is also in use to preserve muscle mass of paraplegics and quadraplegics. And for some even to allow them to walk with the proper hardware setups.

[Thuggish]

while not dangerous, they have little if any effect on your muscles. yes bruce lee used it among many other exercises- and no, it had nothing to do with his death. using one will not hurt you, but it wont help you either. do crunches and leglifts and all that if you want abs.

[Martial_Artist]

When four of my tendons in my right hand were severed by a very sharp blade, a technique used by physical therapist was a muscle-stim machine. (short for muscle-stimulation, or electric stimulation) In most medical circles it is known as a muscle-stim. It is good for building small levels of strength. Chiropractors frequently use muscle-stim on the backs of patients to help loosen up tight back muscles, in a sort of electric massage.

 

I had an accident where the muscle-stim on my arm was turned up to fullpower. I thought it was going to break from the force exerted on my arm. It was removed and I was sore for several days.

 

My Uncle is a Chiropractor and so I have access to a muscle-stim. I use one, but only for a "massage".

 

I think that the claim made in "Dragon: The Bruce LeeStory" about wearing muscel-stim on your chest and typing for 20min is the same as 200 pushups. I would never place a muscle-stim directly over your heart either. A Physical Therapist warned me about causing your heart harm.

 

I will admit they are fun to play with, it's amazing watching your arm raise on its own when the pads are placed correctly. But, myself and others don't feel it is a valid "exercise" idea. In fact, when undergoing physical therapy, my therapists and I joked about the muscle-stim devices on sale at the time for your abdomen. Supposedly lose weight with the electronic device that stimulates your abs while you watch TV or something.

 

Just some info to think about.