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SynthesisBMC complementary and alternative medicine2019

Effects of whole-body ELECTROMYOSTIMULATION on health and performance: a systematic review.

Alvaro Pano-Rodriguez, Jose Vicente Beltran-Garrido, Vicenç Hernández-González, Joaquim Reverter-Masia

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Synthesis in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Acute Effects of Whole-Body Electromyostimulation during a Single Maximal Strength Training Session.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alvaro Pano-RodriguezResearch Group Human Movement, University of Lleida, Av. de l'Estudi Generaln.4 E-25001Lleida, Lleida, Spain. alvarodepano@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6816-6571
Jose Vicente Beltran-GarridoEUSES Health and Sport Sciences School, Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain.
Vicenç Hernández-GonzálezResearch Group Human Movement, University of Lleida, Av. de l'Estudi Generaln.4 E-25001Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
Joaquim Reverter-MasiaResearch Group Human Movement, University of Lleida, Av. de l'Estudi Generaln.4 E-25001Lleida, Lleida, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhole-body electrical myostimulation (WB-EMS) is a relatively recent training methodology that has been extraordinarily used in recent years. However, there is a lack of consensus on the effectiveness of WB-EMS in the situations in which its use has been largely popularized. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the effects produced by WB-EMS.

methodsA search of PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Cochrane was performed to identify all the studies that have applied electrical stimulation in lower and upper limbs simultaneously and that have clearly presented their protocols for the training and application of the stimulation. The last search was performed on September 9, 2018. Studies written in English or German were included.

resultsA total of 21 articles met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed following the guidelines of the Cochrane Guide for Systematic Reviews. Nineteen studies analyzed the chronic effects of WB-EMS, and 2 analyzed acute effects with a total of 505 subjects (310 men and 195 women). In total, 35% were moderately trained, and 65% were sedentary subjects. Different dependent variables were studied, such as anthropometric parameters, strength parameters, energy expenditure, psychophysiological parameters and blood parameters. There is a lack of randomized controlled studies, and the studies included exhibit a moderate to high level of risk of bias.

conclusionsGiven the limited number of available studies on WB-EMS, the scarce amount of scientific evidence found does not allow definitive conclusions about its effects; therefore, future studies about WB-EMS are necessary.

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Electric StimulationAdultAnthropometryBody CompositionFemaleHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalMuscle StrengthYoung AdultGlobal-body electromyostimulationIntegral electrical stimulationWhole-body electrical muscle stimulationWhole-body electrostimulation

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PMCPMC6480820

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