Electrostimulation; Muscle Types - Globus ELITE S II User Manual

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It is possible to set thold and toff values.
From 1 to 30 s with steps of 1 s.
It is possible to set the frequency value.
From 1 to 150Hz with steps of 1 Hz.
Pulse duration fixed at 300 µs.
Default values: tHOLD = 2 s; tOFF = 10 s; 30 Hz.
tUP and tDOWN cannot be changed and have a duration of 1s.
tUP tHOLD
tDOWN tOFF

ELECTROSTIMULATION

The advantages of using electrostimulation
Electrostimulation is not meant to replace physical activity, but should be
considered as a complementary treatment.
Depending on the aims, it will be used by:
- Athletes, to integrate the normal training and improve performances.
- People who want to intervene on some imperfections.
- People who suffer from certain pathologies.
- People who suffered a trauma or during rehabilitation.
Electrostimulation is a technique that, by means of electric pulses that act
on muscle motor points (motoneurons) or nerve endings (TENS pulses),
causes a muscular contraction that is similar to voluntary contraction.
There are two methods of use:
- Muscle stimulation (ideal for strength development and aesthetic
treatments.
- Nerve ending stimulation (ideal for pain treatments).

Muscle Types

Muscles can be divided into three different types: striated or voluntary
muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth or involuntary muscle.
Voluntary muscles include the skeletal muscle that moves the skeleton
and the skin muscle that acts on facial expression.
The cardiac muscle and the smooth muscle are not controlled voluntarily.
The majority of human muscles are striated or voluntary, with
approximately 200 muscles on each side of the body. (About 400 on the
whole).
Skeletal muscles are the target of EMS.
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