Myostimulation - a procedure in which skin and muscle tissue is controlled electric shocks. It sounds a little scary, but in fact the procedure is safe and very helpful.

An alternative to the gym?

You want to lose weight, get rid of cellulite Cellulite , Make a flat stomach, tighten your buttocks and breasts? Do you think this can be achieved only by means of a low-calorie diet and long hours in the gym? Perhaps slim body - this is quite achievable, even for those who did not love sports. Myostimulation sometimes called "passive exercises" because it stimulates muscle tension when the body is at rest. Imagine you just lie on the couch, while your muscles contract under the influence of an electric current. It is assumed that in this way the muscles are not getting less stress than in the moderately intense workout in the gym. Myostimulation used to treat cellulite, reduce puffiness, elimination of local fat deposits, and stretch marks Stretching - Get a wasted no time   on the skin. Some devices for myostimulation have special modes of operation designed for specific muscle groups. Currently myostimulation also used for facial rejuvenation.

During the procedure miostimuljatsii applied to the body of the plate, and then fix them with special belts. Through these plates an alternating current acting on the nerve endings of muscle tissue. This procedure is painless and many patients even like the feeling obtained during myostimulation.

One of the remarkable features of myostimulation is that the electric current penetrates the muscles located very deeply, and forces them to work hard, which is not always possible during regular training (remember that myostimulation efficiency compared with the moderate-intensity workouts). Myostimulation not only forces the muscles to work, but also stimulates metabolism, improves the functioning of the endocrine and nervous systems.

Today, one can often see advertisements of various devices intended for myostimulation at home. Most experts agree that you should not use them - they most likely will not bring harm, but also to the benefit of their use is questionable.

Contraindications myostimulation

Myostimulation contraindicated for people who have the following health problems:

• Serious breaches of the circulation;
• Neoplasms;
• Heart, kidney and liver failure;
• Pregnancy;
• Active tuberculosis and nephrotuberculosis;
• Thrombophlebitis (in the part of the body, which is supposed to tuck myostimulation);
• The stones in the kidney, bladder or gall bladder (if myostimulation the abdomen and lower back);
• Acute purulent inflammation;
• Acute inflammation of the skin in the area where you want to myostimulation;
• Implanted pacemakers;
• Hypersensitivity to the impulse current;
• Thyroid disease.

Myostimulation can accelerate the recovery of the body

Many people believe that the only way to speed recovery from illness, injury or surgery - is to give a person the opportunity to rest as much as possible .  For athletes recovery it has special significance - it is necessary for normal functioning of the whole body at high loads .  However, it is equally important to the restoration does not take too long - long breaks between training sessions in danger of losing the physical form .  A recent study showed that athletes myostimulation helps to restore even more effective than passive recreation .  The study involved nineteen distance runners .  The athletes were divided into two groups: control group - its members restored with the help of passive recreation, and an experimental group whose members regularly went to myostimulation .  Ten minutes before the workout, as well as four and eighteen hours after every workout the athletes were measured maximum voluntary strength, blood pressure, heart rate, and a number of other indicators .

According to the study, the athletes who did myostimulation, arbitrary indices of muscle strength were higher than those who simply resting between workouts. This indicates that due myostimulation muscle tissue after intensive exercise is recovering faster. Blood pressure and heart rate in athletes from the control and experimental groups were almost identical.

The high rate of voluntary muscular strength in the experimental group, presumably due to the fact that myostimulation affects the muscle fibers of the second type. This leads to the fact that the muscles begin to function better, and improved athletic performance. Furthermore, myostimulation accelerates the recovery of muscle tissue due to the fact that the electric current promotes blood circulation in the muscles. Perhaps in the near future will become one of myostimulation procedures that regularly hosts professional athletes. In addition, from the study data suggest that myostimulation can be useful for people who are not engaged in professional sports - will be further explored the possibility of applying this technology to recover from various injuries and surgeries.

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