muscle stimulation
Fiber activation technique
Muscle stimulation is the activation of muscle tissue, whether through natural nerve signals, electrical impulses, or physical manipulation.
In fitness and rehabilitation, it often refers specifically to electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), where electrodes deliver current to cause contractions: She used muscle stimulation to rebuild strength after knee surgery.
The technique appears in physical therapy, athletic training, and cosmetic treatments claiming to tone muscles without exercise.
- action potentialNeuron's rapid electrical discharge
- kinesiologyStudy of bodily motion
- physical rehabilitationTreatment restoring movement ability
- athletic trainingPreparing athletes physically
- motor neuronsNerves controlling muscle activation
pain management · sports science · deep tissue · injury recovery · physical therapy · physiotherapy · neurophysiology · electrotherapy · biomechanics · EMS · tens unit · nerve impulses · neuromuscular · stress relief · occupational therapy · massage therapy · acupuncture
- rehab therapyphysical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise therapy, aquatic therapy, hydrotherapy
- pacemaker complicationscrosstalk, loose connection, programming error, software glitch
muscle stimulationmuscle relaxation
Softening of contracted fibers
muscle paralysis · flaccidity · sedation · muscle atrophy · nerve block
muscle stimulationmuscle relaxants
Drugs reducing tissue tension
botulinum toxin · Botox · curare · sedation · sedatives
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