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9. Electrostimulation and stimulation intensity.
Electrostimulation consists of the transmission of electric microimpulses to the human body.
Fields of application of electrostimulation are: pain therapy, recovery of muscle trophism after
injury or a surgical operation, athletic preparation and beauty treatments.
Specific electric impulses are used for every one of these applications.
The stimulation intensity
is displayed on the T-ONE screen for each channel in a scale
progressing from 0 to 120.
The types of impulses can be classified as follows:
1.
Tens impulse:
for tens programs, the intensity should be adjusted to a level between
the thresholds of perception and pain. The maximum limit is reached when the muscles
surrounding the area treated begin to contract. It is best to stay below that limit.
2.
Ionophoresis impulse:
the intensity must be strong enough to produce a relevant
perception, near pain, till the muscles surrounding the area treated begin to contract.
3.
Lipolysis/drainage impulse:
the “pump” effect is produced by sequential tonic
contractions. The intensity must be enough to produce these contractions: the greater
the contraction is, the greater the pump effect will be. But beware: there is no benefit to
be gained from enduring intensity high enough to cause pain. The first
electrostimulation sessions should be carried out at a low intensity to allow the organism
to get used to new sensations. That way intensity can be increased gradually and will
not be traumatic.
4.
Warming-up impulse:
in this case stimulation intensity must be increased gradually to
increase the metabolism of the muscle concerned gradually. A bit like with a car: the
engine needs warming-up before it is taken to full speed.
5.
Toning, training, atrophy contraction impulse:
the muscle treated must visibly
contract during a training impulse. The fact that the muscle tends to stiffen and increase
in volume will be visible to the naked eye. Intensity should be increased gradually (in the
first contraction) to enable you to identify the right level of stimulation comfort. Intensity
can be increased up to the personal tolerance threshold during the second training
contraction; this operation is then repeated during each contraction until the workload
reaches the level of intensity recommended in the description of the single programs.
We recommend that you record the level of intensity reached in order to try to improve
the level of stimulation and consequently your performance.
6.
Massage, winding down, active recovery impulse:
intensity must be adjusted
gradually to massage the muscle treated. The level of intensity should be sufficient to
obtain a comfortable massage. Bear in mind that there is no need to endure high
intensity levels in this case as it is meant to be a massage, meaning that intensity can be
increased gradually without excesses.
7.
Capillarization impulse:
increase the intensity gradually to produce constant, visible
stimulation of the area treated; a medium stimulation threshold is recommended, always
below the pain threshold.
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