6.3 EMS programmes
Prog.
Reasonable areas of
No.
application
Indications
1 + 11 Shoulder muscles
2 + 12 Middle and lower trapezius
muscle, lattisimus dorsi
muscle, neck muscles
3 + 13 Back musculature near
spinal column, Prog. I
4 + 14 Front and back upper arm
musculature (including
biceps), front and back
lower arm musculature
5 + 15 Straight and transverse
abdominal musculature
6 + 16 Back musculature near
spinal column, Prog. II
7 + 17 Back musculature near
spinal column, Prog. III
8 + 18 Posterior musculature
9 + 19 Front and back upper thigh
musculature
10 + 20 Front and back lower thigh
musculature
On-Time (sec.) = Cycle switch-on time in seconds (contraction) – Off-Time (sec.) = Cycle switch-off time in seconds (relaxation)
Possible
Cycle 1
electrode
Cycle 5
position
Width
Fre-
On
(µs)
quen-
Time
cy (Hz)
(sec.)
07, 14
250
30
5
01, 02, 03,
250
4
30
04, 05, 12,
250
6
30
15
03, 06, 22,
250
2
10
23
16, 17, 18,
250
4
30
19
250
5
30
11, 20, 21
250
6
15
03, 06, 22,
250
2
20
23
03, 06, 22,
250
4
30
23
250
8
30
24
250
20
5
25, 26
250
20
5
27, 28
250
25
5
Cycle 2
Cycle 6
Off
Width
Fre-
On
Off
Time
(µs)
quen-
Time
Time
(sec.)
cy (Hz)
(sec.)
(sec.)
1
250
10
15
1
1
250
4
20
1
1
250
6
20
1
1
250
4
10
1
1
250
4
30
1
1
1
250
8
15
1
1
250
2
20
1
1
250
4
20
1
1
250
8
20
1
1
250
6
5
1
1
250
6
8
1
1
250
6
8
1
24
Cycle 3
Cycle 4
Cycle 7
Cycle 8
Width
Fre-
On
Off
Width
(µs)
quen-
Time
Time
(µs)
cy (Hz)
(sec.)
(sec.)
250
50
5
1
250
5
30
1
250
250
6
10
1
250
4
30
1
250
250
10
15
1
250
1
30
1
250
250
6
30
1
250
250
30
5
1
250
25
5
1
250
35
5
1
Fre-
On
Off
quen-
Time
Time
cy (Hz)
(sec.)
(sec.)
5
20
1
5
30
1
1
30
1
6
20
1