Slendertone is made by BMR Bio-Medical Research an Irish company. Compex first and Cefar later were acquired by an unrelated US medical device corporation not interested in the sport market; therefore Compex is concentrating on the European market. Globushas established a presence in the US and working with distributors and coaches interested in real sport applications, working with professional and elite endurance athletes in cycling and triathlon.
These products, both 4000 models and $350 models, unfortunately use a phase width that is not adequate for (the chronaxie of) the muscle groups you guys are interested in. Pain doesn’t need to be associated with strong stimulation. If you use the correct parameters, and pad placement you can obtain a very strong contraction with only tingling in your muscles. As a matter of fact a research article I just read documents increases of fast fibers content,and in which the participant was specifically instructed to adjust current below the pain threshold level.
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