The Influence of Skin Parameters and Body Composition on the Tolerance of Pain Stimulus Generated During Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) in Women - Pilot Study.
Agata LebiedowskaMagdalena Hartman-PetryckaAnna Stolecka-WarzechaWiktoria OdrzywołekMałgorzata BożekSławomir WilczyńskiPublished in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology (2024)
The study reveals that women's tolerance to EMS stimuli is influenced by various factors. Anthropometric parameters like hip circumference, body weight, skinfold, and BMI are strongly correlated with EMS tolerance. Body composition factors, particularly adipose tissue characteristics such as body fat mass and percentage, also significantly impact EMS intensity requirements, with no notable correlation to muscle tissue or water content. However, variations in skin structure, including thickness and density, do not significantly affect EMS tolerance. These insights are crucial for tailoring personalized EMS therapy to enhance effectiveness and comfort in both aesthetic and rehabilitative applications.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- emergency medical
- body weight
- resistance training
- bone mineral density
- adipose tissue
- body mass index
- skeletal muscle
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- chronic pain
- stem cells
- soft tissue
- pregnancy outcomes
- pain management
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- high intensity
- optical coherence tomography
- pregnant women
- physical activity
- postmenopausal women
- neuropathic pain
- wound healing
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- breast reconstruction