EMSI EMS-5000 Operating Manual
EMS-5000
ELECTRONIC
MUSCLE
STIMULATOR
OPERATING
MANUAL
CONTENTS
Page
Contents
1
Electronic Muscle Stirmulation
2
Indicators
and
Controls
3
Preparation
for Use 4-5
Instructions
for Use 6-9
Care
and
Maintenance 10-11
Applications
12
Skin
Care
and
Conductivity
13
Notes
14
Precautions
15
Contraindications
15
Troubleshooting
16
Technical
Specifications
17
ELECTRONIC
MUSCLE
STIMULATION
(EMS)
EMS is the
process
of
using
very weak electrical impulses
to
contract
and
relax muscles.
It
produces
"passive"
exercise
by
sending electrical impulses
or
signals
to the
selected
muscle
or
muscle groups
to
contract
and
relax them.
In
"active"
exercise
the
signals
are
sent
by the
brain.
It is not
new;
it
has
been used
for
hundreds
of
years. However, modern
scientific
developments
in
such specialized
EMS
medical research centers
as the
Rehabilitation
Engineering Section
of
Rancho
Los
Amigos
Hospital near
Los
Angeles have produced improved wave forms (the technical shape
and
cycles
of the
electrical impulses), increased controls
of
rise time, duration
of
contractions,
fall
time,
and
rest
time,
comfotable
tolerance
of
higher
intensity
by
improving types
of
electrodes,
and
versatility
in the
designing
of a
therapy
program
to
meet
the
individual
needs
and
select
the
specific muscles
of
each
patient.
EMS is
known
by
other names.
"Neuromuscular
Stimulation" (NMS)
is a
term becoming popular
in
some circles
of the
United States.
"Electronic
Muscle
Exercise"
(EME)
is
widely used outside
of the
United States. Many other terms
in EMS are
fading
from
use
because
of
mis-use
or
obsolescence,
such
as
"faradic"
and
"galvanic".
They
are
still
used,
but
primarily
by
manufacturers
of
devices
for
the
European market,
and
some older models
of EME
devices which
are not
legally allowed
into
the
United States
for
distribution.
INDICATORS
AND
CONTROLS
Channel
1
Output Indicator Light
Channel
1
Output
Receptacle
Channel 1 On/Off
and
Amplitude Control
Channel 2 On/Off
and
Amplitude
Control
Channel
2
Output
Indicator
Light
Channel
2
Output Receptacle
Power
indicator
Light
Contraction
Control
CONTRACTION
FREQUENCY(Hz)
RELAXATION
TIME
(S)
5 30 100
TIME
(S)
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Relaxation
Control
PREPARATION
FOR USE
1.
Check
Battery.
Insure that
you are
using a fresh
battery.
2.
Prepare
Skin.
Before
applying
electrodes,
be
sure
to
confirm
correct
electrode
placement
as
recommended
by
your physician
or
therapist.
Each
location should
be
washed,
rinsed and
thoroughly
dried.
3.
Prepare
Electrodes.
Apply
gel in a
thin
even
layer
(about
the
thickness
of a
match
book
cover)
to the
bottom
of the
elec-
trode.
Avoid
using
too
much
gel.
Note
: If you are
using reusable electrode,
please
disregard
the
procedure.
4.
Attached
Electrodes.
Be
sure that
all
sides
are
well taped
and
that
the
reusable
electrodes
is
held
firmly
against
the-skin.
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5.
Electrode
Lead
Wires.
Output Plug: (plugs into output
receptacle)
Pin
Connectors:
(Plug into
electrodes)
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR USE
6.
Insert
Pin
into
Electrode
Socket.
Insert
pin
connector
into
electrode
as
shown. (When inserting
or
removing
pin
connector,
hold connector-not
cord-to protect
cord.)
For
some
electrode
locations,
it may be
preferable
to
insert
the pin
connector prior
to
taping
the
electrode
to the
skin.
7.
Adjusting
the
Controls.
Ensure that amplitude
controls
for
both
Channels
1 and 2 are
turned
to the
"OFF" position.
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