ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021
Once Weekly Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Enhances Muscle Quality in Men: Data of the Randomized Controlled Franconian Electromyostimulation and Golf Study.
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- Structural effects of whole body electromyostimulation on knee osteoarthritis: the EMSOAT Study.Skeletal radiology · 2025Trial
- Outcomes Addressed by Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Trials in Sportspeople and Athletes-An Evidence Map Summarizing and Categorizing Current Findings.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Non-invasive Body Contouring Technologies: An Updated Narrative Review.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Review
- Spatial Distribution of Muscular Effects of Acute Whole-Body Electromyostimulation at the Mid-Thigh and Lower Leg-A Pilot Study Applying Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The effect of ageing on fat infiltration of thigh and paraspinal muscles in men.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) is commercially advertised as a time-efficient resistance-type exercise technology. Indeed, the commercial, non-medical setting applies 20 min of WB-EMS only once a week. However, this setting conflicts with the approved scientific approach of higher training frequencies. Using data from an ongoing study on WB-EMS and golf performance as a vehicle, we evaluate the effect of once weekly WB-EMS on changes of fatty muscle infiltration, as a crucial parameter of muscle quality. Fifty-four moderately physically active male amateur golfers 18-70 years old were randomly allocated to a WB-EMS (
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