Alternative exercise technologies to fight against sarcopenia at old age
Introduction The purpose of this document is to summarize our results and corresponding experiences in this promising area and, in general, to review the effect of both technologies, whole body vibration and whole body electrostimulation (WB-EMS) on muscle mass and function in older adults. Method and Results In one of the articles that appears in […]
Impact of WB-EMS on body composition in elderly women at risk for sarcopenia
Introduction The objective of this article is to determine the effect of 12 months of WB-EMS exercise on muscle mass and total and regional fat in thin, non-sports and osteopenic women 70 years of age or older. The main hypothesis was that WB-EMS training significantly affects total and regional muscle mass compared to a semi-active […]
Whole-body electromyostimulation to fight osteopenia in elderly females
Introduction The main hypothesis of this trial was that WB-EMS training significantly increases bone mineral density in the lumbar spine compared to a control group. Our secondary hypothesis was that WB-EMS training significantly affects bone mineral density in the proximal femur compared to the control group. Method 76 osteopenic women living in the community 70 […]
Influence of whole-body electrostimulation on human red blood cell deformability
Introduction The effects of WB-EMS on performance could be very useful not only for athletes, but also for patients with microcirculation disorders such as patients with diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerosis or sickle cell disease, as they could reduce the risk of clinical complications. Method 15 male soccer players competing in the fourth division of the German […]
WB-EMS to fight sarcopenic obesity in older women
Introduction WB-EMS is a time efficient technology and also physically less stressful that positively affects muscle mass, fat mass and functional capacity generating high adherence in subjects no athletes. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of WB-EMS women with sarcopenic obesity with and without protein supplementation. Method 67 women with high […]
Effects of a WB-EMS program on strength, sprinting, jumping, and kicking capacity in elite soccer players
Introduction The objective of this study was to implement a dynamic EMS program for the whole body in the seasonal training routine of elite soccer players, based on our previous studies to investigate the effects on maximum strength, performance of speed and jump, and kicking capacity. Another objective of this study was to investigate the […]
Effects of whole-body electrostimulation in low back pain
Introduction The objective of this study is to provide evidence of the effect of WB-EMS on chronic and nonspecific low back pain in older people. For this project, we performed a meta-analysis of the data of individual patients from five of our recent studies of WB-EMS [10, 11, 13–15] with older people, with special attention […]
The efficacy and safety of whole-body electromyostimulation applied to human body
Introduction To avoid the side effects related to the WB-EMS, guidelines for efficacy and safety were established, which included control of electrical power, consideration of the subject’s health and training of trainers (Kemmler et al., 2016b). Method The subjects conducted a previous survey where several subjects were disqualified. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: […]
Effects of WB-EMS on non-specific back pain
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading orthopaedic diseases worldwide and affects almost everyone at least once in a lifetime [2,3]. In approximately 80% of cases, the cause of low back pain is not known and is declared nonspecific [4]. Physical exercise can be a good alternative to treat such ailment. This study […]
Improvements in cardio-metabolic risk through the use of WB-EMS and protein supplements in elderly people with sarcobesity
Introduction The objective of this study was to determine the effect of supplementation with isolated whey protein and a combined protocol of WB-EMS and whey protein, taking into account sarcopenic obesity and cardiometabolic appearance in men 70 years of age or older with sarcopenic obesity. Method A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 100 randomly […]