Effect of Multi-Muscle Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation on Body Composition of Overweight Females
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Obesity is a chronic disease which has been raised to epidemic proportions in both developed and developing countries across the globe. Obesity occurs as a result of genetic, environmental, metabolic, physiological, behavioral, social and even racial influences. These factors cause energy imbalance which lead to excessive fat deposition. Various methods are used to control the obesity such as anti-obesity drugs, dieting, behavior therapy, physical exercises and fat reduction surgery. Also the multi-muscle stimulator seems to have the potential to cause contraction in major muscles of body simultaneously for causing significant energy expenditure. Aim and objective: To find out the effect of multi-muscle transcutaneous electric stimulation on body composition, skin fold thickness, muscle girth circumferences and BMI of overweight females. Method: Out of 40 volunteers, 20 healthy females were recruited according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided randomly into two groups: A (experimental) and B (Control) equally. Subjects were positioned comfortably in supine position and deltoid, Quadriceps and Glutei were stimulated bilaterally along with the abdomen by using multi-channel Russian Current stimulator for 30 minutes (10 second on and 30 second off time) at the motor level intensity for group ‘A’ and at the sensory level intensity for group ‘B’. Each subject had received similar 3 sessions of stimulation per week for 4 weeks. Results: Mean ±SD of Body weight, BMI, circumferences, skin fold thickness, percent fat, BMR, fat weight and lean weight were analyzed during pre- intervention, and at2nd, and 4th weeks, as well as at6th and 8th week for follow up. One way ANOVA and Tukey’s Kramer Post Hoc Test were used to analyze the variables in between and within the groups respectively. Conclusion: Four weeks of multi muscle stimulation Russian currents have no effect on most of the parameters of body composition, except arm circumference and abdomen skin fold.
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Nazia Choudhary
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