IF YOU'RE LOOKING for ways to boost your performance during workouts, you might already be well-versed in protein powder, creatine, and massage guns. But there’s another piece of equipment that could ...

If there’s one familiar sound whenever a volunteer tries out an interactive device that uses electrical muscle stimulation, it is probably laughter. Even for experienced users of the technology, the ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. I’ve tried a lot of ...

The few times that I’ve gone to a physical therapist for an injury, I was hooked up to a machine that used transcutaneous nerve stimulation, or TENS. It sent small electrical impulses to my nerves, ...

Electrical muscle stimulation involves sending electrical impulses through the skin. This stimulation may provide benefits, such as helping to repair tissue and strengthen muscles. The electrical ...

Brisk walking allied to the use of an abdominal muscle stimulation machine can improve fitness and body appearance, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of Ulster. The ...

My first lesson in electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is this: it won’t work if you’re not wet. That’s how I found myself, on a Friday afternoon, swapping my gym clothes for a skintight shirt.

In another major clinical breakthrough of the Walk Again Project, a non-profit international consortium aimed at developing new neuro-rehabilitation protocols, technologies and therapies for spinal ...

Here’s a fitness confession: I hate recovery work. I know that stretching, foam rolling, resting, and so forth are all crucial to working out—it’s what allows your body to repair all the tissues you ...