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 ...

Electrical myostimulation is the use of electric currents to enhance muscle function. This type of therapy is called electrotherapy. It helps to strengthen and stimulate the recovery of muscles after ...

A new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the use of a take-home electrical stimulation device improved muscle perfusion, the rate at which oxygen is delivered to muscles ...

Pro athletes endorse electric muscle stimulation machines for recovery and diehard gym rats swear by them for building muscle. But is a pricey electric muscle stimulator helpful to runners? Before you ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. I’ve tried a lot of ...

Severe skeletal muscle injury, especially volumetric muscle loss, remains difficult to treat because effective regeneration ...

Adding neuromuscular electrical stimulation to physiotherapy boosts functional performance in hospitalized patients with ...

When something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That goes even more so for companies trying to sell you a quick and easy way to lose weight and get in shape. So, when I heard that a new ...

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 ...

Using a run-of-the-mill, portable and non-invasive electrical muscle stimulator while doing resistance training can yield greater gains in muscle strength and muscle mass than doing resistance ...

E-stim therapy involves using mild electrical impulses to stimulate muscle contractions, which can increase blood flow and promote relaxation, but its effectiveness for RA symptom relief is not ...