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15.2 EMS PROGRAMMES
Prog Work Active Rest Total
Freq Hz Pulse width uS Sec Amp % Hz uS Time s Amp % time
I II III mins
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All EMS programmes include a WARM Up, TRAIN, and COOL Down phase.
During the TRAIN phase stimulation alternates between Work - when the muscles are
contracted - and Active Rest, with low frequency stimulation to promote metabolite clearance
and delay fatigue.
Each Work contraction starts and finishes with a gradual change in intensity - called a Ramp
1. All preset TRAIN phases have Ramp up 1.5s, Ramp Down 0.75s
2. All WARM phases are 6Hz at same PW as Work phase
3. All COOL phases are 3Hz at same PW as Work phase
4. All Active Rest phases have Ramp up 0.5s, Ramp down 0.5s
5. All Active Rest phases are at 4 Hz, 200uS
6. Press SKIP key to move to next phase
Manual Settings:
1. All WARM phases are 6Hz at same PW as set Work PW
2. All COOL phases are 3Hz at same PW as set Work PW
At first use of a Manual programme the default values are shown.
The Warning triangle is displayed if Rest period is less than Rest Time=Work Time X
(WorkHz-16.66)/16.66 seconds.
This is because muscle fibres can only activate a limited number of times a minute (about
1000) without becoming fatigued.
Using the EMS Programmes
EMS can be used for a wide range of sports and medical applications, and the application
can get very complicated. The Flexistim programmes have been designed to simplify this
as much as possible. You can use the manual programmes if you want to modify the
settings, or to experiment with completely different ones. Here are some of the ways you
can use the programmes:
Programme 1 Muscle Calming
Aims to relax the muscles as much as possible. Encourages production of the body’s natural
endorphins to promote pain relief, and improves the blood circulation which supplies oxygen
to the muscle.
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1 PRESET Warm 6 200 280 340 300 100 5
Train 10 200 280 340 9 80 4 200 2 50 41
Cool 3 200 280 340 600 70 10
2 PRESET Warm 6 200 280 340 120 100 2
Train 22 200 280 340 7 80 4 200 11 70 18
Cool 3 200 280 340 180 70 3
3 PRESET Warm 6 200 280 340 120 100 2
Train 25 200 280 340 7 80 4 200 11 50 21
Cool 3 200 280 340 180 70 3
4 PRESET Warm 6 200 280 340 120 100 2
Train 40 200 280 340 7 80 4 200 11 50 18
Cool 3 200 280 340 180 70 3
5 PRESET Warm 6 200 280 340 120 100 2
Train 55 200 280 340 5 80 4 235 11 50 27
Cool 3 200 280 340 180 70 3
6 PRESET Warm 5 200 280 340 300 100 5
Train 60 200 280 340 4 80 5 20 10 50 41
Cool 3 200 280 340 600 70 10
7 PRESET Warm 5 200 280 340 300 100 5
Train 65 200 280 340 4 80 4 200 11 25 20
Cool 3 200 280 340 600 70 10
8 PRESET Warm 6 200 280 340 120 100
Train 75 200 280 340 4 80 4 200 14 50 25
Cool 3 200 280 340 180 70
9 PRESET Warm 5 200 280 340 300 100
Train 100 200 280 340 6 80 4 200 36 25 28
Cool 3 200 280 340 600 70
10 MANUAL Warm 6 200 280 340 120 100
Train 10-120 100-350 1-30 80 1-60* 1-90
Cool 3 200 280 340 180 70
10 DEFAULT 35 280 5 9 20
11 MANUAL Warm 6 200 280 340 120 100
Train 10-120 100-350 1-30 80 1-60* 1-90
Cool 3 200 280 340 180 70
11 DEFAULT 50 300 5
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