Research Advisory Group

Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS)

  Muscle Stimulation Technology more...
  VST-100 power muscle stimulator can improve the bloodflow to injured areas. The equipment uses electronic microcircuitry spurred by NASA research on robot remote manipulator systems.
  Muscle Physiology more...
  Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and voluntary muscle contraction are two exercise modes widely used in rehabilitation to strengthen skeletal muscle.
  Functional Electrical Stimulation more...
  Electrical stimulation is simply the application of electrical pulses to the body, be it for function or therapy. The classical example is that of the cardiac pacemaker. The range of clinical uses of electrical stimulation is wide and includes:
  • pain relief (often known as TENS - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
  • maintaining or increasing range of movement
  • muscle strengthening
  • facilitation of voluntary motor function
  • orthotic training or substitution
  European Space Agency more...
  The Percutaneous Electrical Muscle Stimulator (PEMS) is a self-contained, locker stowed item. Its purpose is to deliver electrical charge pulse stimulation to non-thoracic muscle groups of the human test subject, thereby creating contractile responses from the muscles.

  Stimulate 'paralyzed muscles' more...
  When Superman actor Christopher Reeve broke several upper cervical vertebrae in a Virginia steeplechase accident in 1995, he was paralyzed from the neck down, and the prognosis was poor. Such devastating mishaps are not uncommon.

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