voluntary muscle stimulation

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• Electrical muscle stimulation — (EMS), also known as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or electromyostimulation, is the elicitation of muscle contraction using electric impulses. EMS has received increasing attention in the last few years, because it has the potential …   Wikipedia

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