Cause the contraction
(muscle tension) yourself.
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Vigorously tense your
adductors (legs) by trying to
firmly press your knees
towards each other.
Sitting position,
position a hard object
between your knees
(in such a manner that
it feels comfortably).
Adductors
(legs)
Vigorously tense your
posterior thigh muscles by
trying to bend your knee.
Lie prone; your ankles
are fixed in such a
manner that it feels
comfortably.
Posterior
thigh muscles
Vigorously tense your calf
muscles by firmly pressing
the forward sections of your
feet upwards against a
resistance that counteracts
this movement.
Sitting position in such
a manner that your
back and feet are
supported. The easiest
way would be to sit
down in a door frame.
Calf muscles
Vigorously tense your
anterior shin bone muscles
by firmly pressing the
forward sections of your feet
upwards against a
resistance that counteracts
this movement.
Sitting position, place
your feet underneath a
piece of furniture in
such a manner that
the ankles can no
longer be bent.
Anterior shin
bone muscles
Vigorously tense your calf
bone muscles by pressing
the big toe firmly against the
floor and lifting the outer
toes from the floor at the
same time.
Sitting position, place
your feet on the floor.
Calf bone
muscles
Vigorously tense your foot
sole muscles by trying to dig
the toes in the floor.
Sitting position, place
your feet on the floor.
Foot sole
muscles
Stimulation positions
Positioning of
the electrodes
Group of
muscles
The stimulation position depends on the group of muscles to be stimulated. The different
suggested positions can be found as pictograms next to the figures illustrating the
positioning of the electrodes. In the following table, different groups of muscles are listed.
The table also contains important information on the optimum stimulation position and on
how to intentionally cause a contraction (muscle tension) yourself.
ELECTRODE POSITIONING / EMS
19.0 Positioning of the adhesive electrodes for EMS therapy
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