ELEKTRİKSEL KAS UYARIMLARININ BİYOKİMYASAL, FİZYOLOJİK VE NÖRAL MEKANİZMASI

Abstract

Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), which is widely used for rehabilitation purposes and sporty performance enhancement, is used to obtain muscular contractions by means of electrical currents applied to the muscle or nerve regions via the skin, is an unconventional exercise method that is used to obtain functional gains in physical performance. In this way, EMS generates action potaentials by triggering ion movements in both nerve branches and muscle fibers, activates spinal and supraspinal centers by motor and sensory neural inputs, as well as the generation of force gains after unilateral EMS training periods resultant contralateral homologues muscle strength, these factors support biochemical, physiological and neural effects on neuromuscular system. This review focuses on the biochemical, physiological and neural mechanisms underlying EMS's effects on the human body. The historical development of EMS discussed in the first part of the review and biochemical, physiological and neural mechanisms of EMS examined in the next section. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the effective use of EMS applications based on clearer and more scientific bases for the purposes of sportive performance and rehabilitation by examining underlying mechanisms of human body. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR