Using cutting-edge technologies in exercise regimens has become popular as sportsmen and fitness enthusiasts aim for optimal performance. Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) devices are one such ...

The few times that I’ve gone to a physical therapist for an injury, I was hooked up to a machine that used transcutaneous nerve stimulation, or TENS. It sent small electrical impulses to my nerves, ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Looking for a workout that doesn't involve much time or energy, but still burns hundreds of calories? CBS2's Emily Smith tried out a technique that uses electric pulses to do ...

We’ve all heard wild visions of the future. Hearing them from an economist, in a new book from Oxford University Press, makes them seem unusually real. Robin Hanson predicts in “The Age of Em” that we ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Muscle stimulators are worth the investment if you’re looking to take your workouts to the next level, ...

TV is humming with infomercials pushing electrical muscle stimulators, gadgets such as Fast Abs, Abtronic and Ab Energizer, that purport to help tone, tighten and strengthen the body without “exercise ...

OSIM, better known for its advanced massage chairs, has begun selling a US$170 thumb-sized USB massager which uses Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS - the same technology you first witnessed in ...