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The Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Abdominal Obesity Improvement of Adult Women by EMG, Ultrasound and DITI

Hyun-Ju Lee, Ki-Sik Tae
JKSPE 2014;31(11):1051-1058.
Published online: November 1, 2014
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In this study, we investigated the improvement effect of obesity by treatment with a developed low frequency electrical stimulation system. Thirty female in their 20"s as an experiment subjects divided 3 groups(control, commercialized device, developed device) were treated with electrical stimulation on abdomen for 4 weeks. The body weight, body mass index(BMI), waist-hip ratio(WHR), muscle strength, muscle(transverse abdominis(TrA), internal obliquus abdominis(IO), external obliquus abdominis(EO)), fat thickness and abdominal surface temperature were measured by electromyogram(EMG), ultrasound and digital infrared thermal image(DITI). In the result, the body weight and BMI were decreased. Subcutaneous abdominal fat were significantly reduced after 4 weeks. The muscle strength and TrA muscle thickness was increased 13.2%(p<0.05), and 35.5%, respectively. The fat thickness showed decrease in abdomen (p<0.05). Infrared measurement on abdominal surface temperature as a parameter of improvement in blood circulation was significantly increased(p<0.05). Therefore, the low frequency stimulation showed positive effects on parameters of the obesity improvement.

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J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng.. 2014;31(11):1051-1058.   Published online November 1, 2014
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J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng.. 2014;31(11):1051-1058.   Published online November 1, 2014
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