Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque Production
A novel multipath NMES (m-NMES) device has shown improved outcomes relative to conventional NMES (c-NMES) during recent basic and training studies. However, the mechanisms by which m-NMES outperformed c-NMES remain unclear. This study aimed to better understand these mechanisms by comparing the effe...
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| description | A novel multipath NMES (m-NMES) device has shown improved outcomes relative to conventional NMES (c-NMES) during recent basic and training studies. However, the mechanisms by which m-NMES outperformed c-NMES remain unclear. This study aimed to better understand these mechanisms by comparing the effects of m-NMES and c-NMES on maximum comfortable stimulus intensity and the subsequent NMES-induced torque, as these variables ultimately impact NMES training intensity; which is considered to be the primary determinant of NMES effectiveness.
We measured maximum comfortable stimulus intensity and the subsequent NMES-induced torque while participants performed NMES-induced contractions under two conditions (m-NMES and c-NMES).
Maximum comfortable stimulus intensity was significantly greater under the m-NMES condition, but the subsequent NMES-induced torque was not significantly different across conditions.
m-NMES does not appear to influence the outcomes in a clinically meaningful manner, since it performed similarly to c-NMES with respect to peak NMES-induced torque. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1057609a818497d9594b16fe963493b2022-12-22T03:35:45ZengWydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu SzczecińskiegoCentral European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine2300-97052019-03-012510.18276/cej.2019.1-03Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque ProductionCody B. Bremner0William R. Holcomb1Department of Kinesiology & Outdoor Recreation,Southern Utah University, USACollege of Health Professions, Mercer University, USAA novel multipath NMES (m-NMES) device has shown improved outcomes relative to conventional NMES (c-NMES) during recent basic and training studies. However, the mechanisms by which m-NMES outperformed c-NMES remain unclear. This study aimed to better understand these mechanisms by comparing the effects of m-NMES and c-NMES on maximum comfortable stimulus intensity and the subsequent NMES-induced torque, as these variables ultimately impact NMES training intensity; which is considered to be the primary determinant of NMES effectiveness. We measured maximum comfortable stimulus intensity and the subsequent NMES-induced torque while participants performed NMES-induced contractions under two conditions (m-NMES and c-NMES). Maximum comfortable stimulus intensity was significantly greater under the m-NMES condition, but the subsequent NMES-induced torque was not significantly different across conditions. m-NMES does not appear to influence the outcomes in a clinically meaningful manner, since it performed similarly to c-NMES with respect to peak NMES-induced torque.https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/942/article/15362/MultipathNMESquadriceps |
| spellingShingle | Cody B. Bremner William R. Holcomb Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque Production Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine Multipath NMES quadriceps |
| title | Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque Production |
| title_full | Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque Production |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque Production |
| title_short | Effects of Multipath and Conventional NMES on Maximum Comfortable Stimulus and Torque Production |
| title_sort | effects of multipath and conventional nmes on maximum comfortable stimulus and torque production |
| topic | Multipath NMES quadriceps |
| url | https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/942/article/15362/ |
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