Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training on Abdominal Fat, Trunk Muscle Thickness and Activity in Middle-Aged Women with Abdominal Obesity (전기근육자극 훈련이 복부비만 중년 여성의 복부지방, 체간 근 두께와 활성도에 미치는 영향)

Seung-A Yoo (유승아); Yoo， Kee-Ung (유기웅); Im, Chang-Ha (임창하); Kim Chang-Yong (김창용); Kim, Hyeong-Dong (김형동)

doi:10.13066/kspm.2019.14.2.125

Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Training on Abdominal Fat, Trunk Muscle Thickness and Activity in Middle-Aged Women with Abdominal Obesity

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2019, 14(2), pp.125-135
DOI : 10.13066/kspm.2019.14.2.125
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : February 27, 2019
Accepted : April 2, 2019
Published : May 31, 2019

Seung-A Yoo ¹, Yoo， Kee-Ung ², Im, Chang-Ha ³, Kim Chang-Yong ⁴, Kim, Hyeong-Dong ³

¹고려대학교 일반대학원 보건과학과
²고려대학교 일반대학원 체육학과
³고려대학교
⁴고려대학교 보건과학연구소

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PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of low frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) training on abdominal obesity in middle-aged women through electromyography and ultrasound. METHODS: Twenty-two middle aged women with abdominal obesity participated in the study. A low-frequency NMES device was used on the abdomen and waist of each subject for 20 minutes each (a total of 40 minutes) three times a week for eight weeks. The waist-hip ratio (WHR), weight and BMI (Body Mass Index) were measured. Electromyography (EMG) and ultrasound measurements were performed three times in total (pre-intervention, four weeks into the intervention, and eight weeks post-intervention) to examine the effects of low-frequency NMES on the abdominal muscle activity, muscle thickness, and subcutaneous fat. RESULTS: The results indicated a difference in the WHR and waist circumference before and after intervention (p< .05). The external oblique muscle (EO) showed a significant increase in muscle activity during all measurements taken post-intervention (p<.05). The abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness also showed a significant decrease between each measurement (p<.05). The test results showed that the abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness values taken eight weeks post-intervention were significantly lower than those taken pre-intervention and four weeks into the intervention (p<.05). CONCLUSION: These findings show that low-frequency NMES device training can be applied to middle-aged women with abdominal obesity to improve their body shape and exercise performance.

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Abdominal obesity, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), Fat, Thickness, Women

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