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Clinical Tests - Chris
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1) Krebs circulation
2) Dr. Luciano CHIETTO's report "Clinic relation
about slimming and firming action of EMS on obese patients"
3) Dr. Sergio MORENO's report: "Clinic tests"
In a institute some laboratory experiments on patients
who had been treated by EMS, to control if any modification
of hematological parameter had occurred.
The analysis done have been those of a value of the
clearance and of the creatinine and the lypidogramm.
The drawings have been effectued on fasting people soon
before the treatment and repeated 30 minutes after the
end.
The results of the examinations point out that after
the EMS treatment the hematic urea has reduced and at
the same time the urinary urea has increased. The hematic
creatinemia also has reduced in favor of the increase
of the urinary one.
EMS treatment helps the expulsion of tossic scoriae
through the kidneys. The control of the lypidogramm
value shows the movement of a, pre-a, b, pre-b, which
confirm a mobilization of lipids that from the cells,
and probably because of modifications of the potential
of membrane as a consequence of the effect of EMS, are
put in circulation.
Further to visible effects, (like for example the decrease
of the circumference of the tights, legs, etc.) the
hematological tests we have done on a few subjects demonstrate
that very important modifications accompanied by replacement
of lipids happen during the EMS treatment, and therefore
the elimination of the metabolites is helped.
Turin, November 1986
Dr. Sergio Moreno
CLINIC RELATION ABOUT SLIMMING AND FIRMING ACTION
OF EMS ON OBESE PATIENTS
The traditional method for the treatment of the obesity
has been recently revolutionized by the introduction
of sophisticated appliances for aesthetic medicine.
The EMS appliance is a device, which synthesizes all
the previous experiences in the range of muscular electro
stimulation pointed to a firming and slimming action.
We propose here a critical evaluation of its use on
account of the significant numbers of patients we have
treated. When we talk about obesity we mean an unhealthy
situation due to overweight because of a big increase
of fat tissue compared to the parameter that the neuroendocrine
metabolite constitution assigns to each person.
A subject has to be considered obese when he exceeds
the 10% of its theoretic weight calculated with special
formulas and reported to the age, sex, and development
of the skeleton system.
The obese individual presents a considerable increase
of fat tissue mostly situated in the subcutaneous connective
tissue among the fibrous tissue that wromp up the muscles
and inside the same muscle along of the "PERIMISIO"
(connective membrane that sheaths each single of the
muscular tissue).
In the above area, further to an increase of the "ADIPOCITI",
there is also an increase of interstitial liquid due
to a modified dynamic of hydric metabolism.
The EMS appliance delivers faradic waves trains on the
nervous terminals of muscles; therefore it generates
an action that goes along the whole muscular fiber.
The consequence is the contractile reaction.
Because of the waveform of the impulses and the special
position of the stimulating plates we generate electric-couples,
which become mechanical-couples that give a light movement
of torsion to the muscles stimulated. The combinative
action of the longitudinal contraction and of the movement
of torsion produces a "squeezing action" that
removes the interstitial liquids.
This effect is favorized by the vasodilatation that
takes place inside the muscle during its activity: in
fact the caliber modifications of the little arteries
cause the opening of closed capillary in relaxed condition.
The overage value of 300/600 capillary per mmq of transverse
section of relaxed skeleton muscle becomes 3/5 times
more during the activity.
The interstitial liquid, which returns in circulation,
is eliminated by the natural emunctory way confirmed
by the increase of the diuresis after the treatment.
Very important for the slimming action is the energetic
consumption during the muscular contraction. The energetic
sources immediately available are made by organic derivative
of phosphates (ATP + ADP; Phosphocreatine + Creatine).
The reconstruction of these substances full of energy
happens during the muscular relax due to the oxidation
of sugar and fats.
This is very important to eliminate accumulate materials
of which obese subjects are rich.
The consequence of the repetition of the contractile
movement is the return of the muscles to a good condition
of trophism and tonicity.
This effect is done particularly on the breast muscles
to obtain the lifting.
We have subjected in our institute 115 obese patients
to EMS treatment, chosen within those who neither did
diet, nor used medications, nor did any other slimming
treatments to make sure that the results were only due
to our treatment.
The patients have been treated by EMS appliance for
15 minutes each, 10 altered days. The variations considered
have been circumference of tights, abdomen and total
weight (controlled at half and at the end of treatment).
The first treatment has showed a reduction of the circumference
of the tights between two and five centimeters and a
reduction of the circumference of the abdomen between
3 and 6 centimeters.
In the table 1 we have grouped the patients in 6 classes
according to the reduction obtained.
The best result on the abdomen is due to the greatest
flaccidity and fat on the abdomen, while on tight the
tissue are more compacts also because the fat is frequently
placed in limited LYPODOSTROPHIC MASS of remarkable
consistence.
There aren't other variations after the following treatments,
but a lot of patients have joined the classes with more
circumferential reduction (table 2).
After the first treatment the organism tries to return
to the original condition and it is only after a few
treatments that result becomes easting.
At the fifth examination we notice a further slimming
action with augmentation of the maximum value of reduction.
At the end of the fifth application we have considered
also the pondered loss which drawn attention on a weight
diminution between 3 and 6 kg with its greatest incidence
between 3,5 and 4,5 Kg (table 3).
The other relegations have been effectued after the
8th (table 4) and the 10th (table 5) treatment.
These two relocations confirm the progressive reduction
of circumferential and ponderal value. At the same time
with slimming treatment a firming treatment of breast
muscles to obtain its lifting has been done.
In this case the study has been limited to 82 female
patients aged between 20 and 45 years old.
The variation considered has been the lifting of teats
compared to the original situation. These values have
been observed after the 1st, 3d, 5th, 8th and 10th application.
To obtain a good result of tonicity and trophism the
presence of a reasonable quantity of muscular tissue
on the breast is necessary.
The muscles lift the subcutaneous tissue, which sticks
to the muscles bands and to the clavicle allowing to
obtain the lifting of the breast.
As we have done the treatment on patients non-selected
we had a very little part of non-satisfactory results
(patients with hypotrophy of the muscles of the breast).
The results obtained are indicated on table 6.
As in the slimming treatment, also the breast lifting
treatment is done in two times:
-Action of stabilization of the results obtained
with the first treatment for the following five treatments
-An increase of firming with a consequent action
of breast lifting during the other treatments
The good results obtained either in the slimming treatment
or in the breast lifting confirm the validity of the
method employed; the absence of unwanted effects confirms
that the appliance is absolutely harmless.
Furthermore, the fact that patients did not do any diet
or pharmacological treatment guarantees the reliability
of the data we have obtained.
TABLE 1
REDUCTION IN CM. OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIGHTS
AND ABDOMEN AFTER THE FIRST EMS TREATMENT
Circumf reduction
of tights in cm |
Number of patients |
2 - 2,5 cm |
11 |
2,5 - 3 cm |
29 |
3 - 3,5 cm |
47 |
3,5 - 4 cm |
14 |
4 - 4,5 cm |
9 |
4,5 - 5 cm |
5 |
Circumf reduction
of abdomen in cm |
Number of patients |
3 - 3,5 cm |
4 |
3,5 - 4 cm |
16 |
4 - 4,5 cm |
27 |
4,5 - 5 cm |
34 |
5 - 5,5 cm |
22 |
5,5 - 6 cm |
12 |
TABLE 2
REDUCTION IN CM. AFTER THE 3d EMS TREATMENT
Circumf reduction of tights
in cm |
Number of patients |
2 - 2,5 cm |
3 |
2,5 - 3 cm |
7 |
3 - 3,5 cm |
21 |
3,5 - 4 cm |
42 |
4 - 4,5 cm |
26 |
4,5 - 5 cm |
16 |
Circumf reduction of abdomen
in cm |
Number of patients |
3 - 3,5 cm |
1 |
3,5 - 4 cm |
12 |
4 - 4,5 cm |
20 |
4,5 - 5 cm |
23 |
5 - 5,5 cm |
36 |
5,5 - 6 cm |
23 |
TABLE 3
REDUCTION IN CM. AFTER THE 5th EMS TREATMENT
Circumf reduction of tights
in cm |
Number of patients |
3 - 3,5 cm |
12 |
3,5 - 4 cm |
19 |
4 - 4,5 cm |
23 |
4,5 - 5 cm |
32 |
5 - 5,5 cm |
21 |
5,5 - 6 cm |
8 |
Circumf reduction of abdomen
in cm |
Number of patients |
4 - 4,5 cm |
8 |
4,5 - 5 cm |
13 |
5 - 5,5 cm |
20 |
5,5 - 6 cm |
39 |
6 - 6,5 cm |
17 |
6,5 - 7 cm |
18 |
WEIGHT REDUCTION AFTER 5 TREATMENTS
WITH EMS
Weight reduction in kg |
Number of patients |
3 - 3,5 kg |
6 |
3,5 - 4 kg |
16 |
4 - 4,5 kg |
28 |
4,5 - 5 kg |
27 |
5 - 5,5 kg |
29 |
5,5 - 6 kg |
9 |
TABLE 4
REDUCTION IN CM. AFTER THE 8th EMS TREATMENT
Circumf reduction of tights
in cm |
Number of patients |
4 - 4,5 cm |
6 |
4,5 - 5 cm |
13 |
5 - 5,5 cm |
32 |
5,5 - 6 cm |
34 |
6 - 6,5 cm |
22 |
6,5 - 7 cm |
8 |
Circumf reduction of abdomen
in cm |
Number of patients |
5 - 5,5 cm |
2 |
5,5 - 6 cm |
9 |
6 - 6,5 cm |
21 |
6,5 - 7 cm |
34 |
7 - 7,5 cm |
32 |
7,5 - 8 cm |
17 |
WEIGHT REDUCTION AFTER 8 TREATMENTS
WITH EMS
Weight reduction in kg |
Number of patients |
4 - 4,5 kg |
14 |
4,5 - 5 kg |
17 |
5 - 5,5 kg |
18 |
5,5 - 6 kg |
31 |
6 - 6,5 kg |
24 |
6,5 - 7 kg |
11 |
TABLE 5
REDUCTION IN CM. AFTER THE 10th EMS TREATMENT
Circumf reduction of tights
in cm |
Number of patients |
5 - 5,5 cm |
8 |
5,5 - 6 cm |
16 |
6 - 6,5 cm |
19 |
6,5 - 7 cm |
25 |
7 - 7,5 cm |
31 |
7,5 - 8 cm |
16 |
Circumf reduction of abdomen
in cm |
Number of patients |
7 - 7,5 cm |
12 |
7,5 - 8 cm |
16 |
8 - 8,5 cm |
24 |
8,5 - 9 cm |
30 |
9 - 9,5 cm |
21 |
9,5 – 10 cm |
12 |
WEIGHT REDUCTION AFTER 10 TREATMENTS
WITH EMS
Weight reduction in kg |
Number of patients |
5 - 5,5 kg |
4 |
5,5 - 6 kg |
19 |
6 - 6,5 kg |
27 |
6,5 - 7 kg |
31 |
7 - 7,5 kg |
24 |
7,5 - 8 kg |
10 |
TABLE 6
TEATS LIFT AFTER THE FIRST EMS TREATMENT
Lift in cm |
Number of patients |
1 - 1,5 cm |
18 |
1,5 - 2 cm |
22 |
2 - 2,5 cm |
31 |
2,5 - 3 cm |
11 |
LIFT AFTER THE 3d EMS TREATMENT
Lift in cm |
Number of patients |
1 - 1,5 cm |
14 |
1,5 - 2 cm |
20 |
2 - 2,5 cm |
35 |
2,5 - 3 cm |
13 |
LIFT AFTER THE 5th EMS TREATMENT
Lift in cm |
Number of patients |
1 - 1,5 cm |
11 |
1,5 - 2 cm |
19 |
2 - 2,5 cm |
29 |
2,5 - 3 cm |
21 |
3 - 3,5 cm |
2 |
LIFT AFTER THE 8th EMS TREATMENT
Lift in cm |
Number of patients |
1 - 1,5 cm |
7 |
1,5 - 2 cm |
9 |
2 - 2,5 cm |
14 |
2,5 - 3 cm |
19 |
3 - 3,5 cm |
27 |
3,5 - 4 cm |
6 |
LIFT AFTER THE 10th EMS TREATMENT
Lift in cm |
Number of patients |
1 - 1,5 cm |
5 |
1,5 - 2 cm |
6 |
2 - 2,5 cm |
11 |
2,5 - 3 cm |
17 |
3 - 3,5 cm |
25 |
3,5 - 4 cm |
18 |
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