On the market, there is a device that can stimulate your muscles in different parts of your body and that is an electronic muscle stimulator. Physical therapists use them to help to stop the process of muscle atrophy, but they are also used by athletes who want to speed up muscle repair after they have done a hard workout. They even have consumer versions to be used right inside your own home, to help you to stimulate your muscles.
You start using them by placing the electrodes from the stimulator right on your body. Then, pulses are emitted that begin to stimulate your muscles once you turn the stimulator on. This will cause the muscles that are connected to the electrode to contract, just like when you are exercising. These contractions are what gives the muscles stimulation. (more…)