Health Research Digest with Leo and Eva

Can EMS help to reduce pain and restore function? Is TENS or EMS better?

TENS vs EMS — Which Works Better for Pain? ⚡If you’ve tried TENS and still live with pain, this might surprise you.Researchers from the University of Texas Health San Antonio and the University of the Incarnate Word reviewed 23 years of research to find out which electrical therapies truly help people in pain — and which don’t.Their study, published in Pain & Therapy (Springer Nature, 2023), compared 13 types of electrical stimulation.Among them were the two most common: TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) and EMS (Electrical Muscle Stimulation).The results were clear.🔹 TENS only offered mild, short-term comfort — mostly while the device was running. It could ease temporary pain after surgery or exercise, but its effect faded fast.🔹 EMS, on the other hand, did much more. By sending stronger, rhythmic pulses that actually contract muscles, EMS improved blood flow, muscle strength, and movement.In studies with stroke survivors and spinal injury patients, it helped restore control and reduce ongoing pain.Researchers also noticed something important: EMS reduced the need for pain medication in some cases — showing it may support longer-term relief without the side effects of drugs.So while TENS can calm the nerves for a moment, EMS activates the body to recover, not just distract.That’s why many experts now view EMS as the more effective and lasting solution for pain relief and functional recovery.✨ Published in Pain & Therapy (Springer Nature)🧠 Led by researchers from the University of Texas Health San Antonio📘 Find the full research summary: http://bit.ly/3WerTHg

Can gentle EMS really help older people stay strong — even if they can’t train hard?

A team of doctors from Nagoya University Hospital in Japan ran one of the most important studies on this question.It’s called the ACTIVE-EMS Trial, published by Oxford University Press in 2022 — and it changed what we know about aging and mobility.The scientists worked with patients over 75 years old who had heart problems and weak muscles. Many of them couldn’t walk far or lift anything heavy.Instead of forcing exercise, researchers used gentle electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) on their legs for 20 minutes a day while they rested.After only two weeks, something amazing happened:👉 Their leg strength improved more than those who did rehab alone.👉 They moved easier and felt stronger — without strain.👉 No safety issues were reported.This means even when you can’t train like before, your muscles can still stay active through small, safe electrical pulses that mimic natural movement.That’s why EMS is becoming a quiet breakthrough in healthy aging and limited-mobility wellness — helping people stay independent, confident, and strong longer.🧠 The full study is real science, peer-reviewed, and published by one of the world’s most respected medical journals.No hype. No influencer tricks. Just facts you can check yourself.If you love learning about legit, university-backed science written in plain language —👉 Tap the link to read the full summary with the original source: bit.ly/4olZP0s✨ Real research. Real explanations. Because everyone deserves to understand science that helps them live better.#oriemsfit #researchdigest #healthyaging #ems #painrelief #mobility #japanesestudy #musclestimulator #wellnessscience #frailty #independentliving #oxforduniversitypress

Can muscle contractions really ease pain — even when you don’t move?

A group of Japanese scientists decided to find out. 🇯🇵At Kobe Gakuin University, researchers tested gentle electrical muscle contractions on healthy adults to see if muscles could trigger their own “pain off” switch.No pills. No workouts. Just twenty quiet minutes of controlled muscle activity.What happened?👉 Pain tolerance increased by 26% in the stimulated thigh.👉 The more muscle mass someone had, the stronger the effect.👉 Other body parts didn’t change — meaning the relief came directly from the muscle itself, not the brain.This kind of research helps explain why many people feel lighter, looser, or less sore after using EMS technology.It’s not magic — it’s your muscles releasing their own pain-calming signals.And the best part?It’s the same mechanism your body uses during normal exercise — just activated differently.🧠 This is real science, not marketing talk.Published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2024), peer-reviewed, open access, and fact-checkable.If you love seeing legit science simplified, this is just one of many studies featured in our ORIEMS FIT RESEARCH DIGEST — a series where we translate university research into everyday language.🔗 Read the full breakdown, see the original publication, and explore more EMS studies from world-class universities here → bit.ly/4nR99tr—✨ Real research. Real explanations.Because science should feel simple — and useful.#oriemsfit #researchdigest #ems #painrelief #musclestimulation #wellnessscience #japanesestudy #kobegakuinuniversity #healthresearch #electricalmusclestimulation #scienceexplained

How Much Can EMS Change Muscles in 2 Months?

MRI-Measured Results, 2024 Japanese Research

Can Stretching Alone Match EMS?

Nagoya University: +14% Flexibility, +22% Strength

EMS in 25 minutes vs. gym in 90: which builds more strength?

An international Elsevier journal, the Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, put it to the test in a 20-week trial.

🚨 Can sitting still really make your blood flow 3× faster?

Sounds impossible, right? But that’s exactly what a team of scientists at Karolinska Institutet (the Nobel Prize medical university in Sweden) discovered.

Which EMS Frequencies Work — and Which Won’t Help Trained Athletes? (Waseda Univ, Japan) Put It to the Test.

2 Hz, 4 Hz, 7 Hz, 7.5 Hz, 10 Hz, 20 Hz, 30 Hz, 35 Hz, 45 Hz, 50 Hz, 55 Hz, 60 Hz, 75 Hz, 80 Hz, 80.5 Hz, 85 Hz, 100 Hz, 125 Hz, 150 Hz? Waseda University study:Not all frequencies worked — at least on Japanese athletes.

Can EMS heal abs after pregnancy? University of Cincinnati EMS trial on 51 moms showed dramatic core repair at 3 months

Doctors rated EMS recovery 2.25 vs 0.92 with no treatment — University of Cincinnati study

Does EMS Really Work? (According to Tokyo University )

Tokyo University found EMS boosts brown fat mitochondria.