CONCEPT

Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) stimulates nerve fibers using electrical impulses transmitted by electrodes to promote muscle contraction. We use Compex Technology, which offers specific programs for muscle work with safety, comfort, and effectiveness. In voluntary contraction, the brain sends a command to the nerve fibers in the form of an electrical signal that promotes muscle contraction. Electrostimulation reproduces precisely the process involved in a voluntary contraction. The neuromuscular stimulation caused by the electrical current improves the brain-muscle connection of the individual, who, after a program of electrical stimulation, will better activate, control, and voluntarily recruit the muscle stimulated during daily activities and sports.

The exercises practiced through the EMS follow the overload principle (fundamental for the hypertrophy of muscle fibers), where we exert an isometric (static) muscular contraction against a resistance (free weights such as shin splints) without performing the arc of the movement, decreasing the overload on the joint, preserving it, and reducing the risk of injury. The advantage of the involuntary contraction generated by the EMS is the maintenance of the quality of the contraction (intensity, recruitment, etc.) throughout the exercise because the recruited motor units always work in synchrony, which does not occur with voluntary recruitment. Training by EMS promotes greater fiber recruitment over voluntary contraction. The greater the intensity of the stimulus supported by the individual, the greater the number of muscle fibers recruited. Therefore, we will have a more significant gain in strength in the muscles worked.

• The training session lasts about 30 minutes with 40 involuntary contractions without generating fatigue and joint overload during the training.

TRAINING BY EMS

INDICATIONS

• For athletes, amateur and professional athletes who wish to improve muscle strengthening and performance improvement (endurance, strength, and power;
• Muscle imbalances;
• Joint pain and limitation;
• Pre and post-operative orthopedic surgeries;
• Strength rebalancing in post-operative ACL surgery;
• Loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) due to age;
• Muscle hypotrophy (weakness) caused by disuse and/or immobilization.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

• Cardiac pacemaker;
• Epilepsy;
• Neurological disorders that affect the motor plate or lower motor neuron (e.g., poliomyelitis);
• Pregnancy.

RESULTS & EFFICIENCY

• Promotes greater recruitment of muscle fibers without generating muscle fatigue;
• Minimal stress on joints and tendons;
• No cardiovascular fatigue during training sessions;
• Provides faster results in terms of strength gain or muscular trophy improvement.

Get your doubts answered and add this type of training to your workout routine to have expressive gains in your muscle strength!
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