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Joseph Mortimer Granville (4 May 1833, Devonport – 23 November 1900, London) was an English physician, author and inventor known for having first patented the electromechanical vibrator for relief of muscle aches, exclusively for male patients.
Tonic vibration reflex is a sustained contraction of a muscle subjected to vibration. This reflex is caused by vibratory activation of muscle spindles — muscle receptors sensitive to stretch. Tonic vibration reflex is evoked by placing a vibrator — which in this case is typically an electrical motor with an eccentric load on its shaft ...
The history of vibromassage through mechanical devices is not very long, although the vibration itself as a massaging technique dates back thousands of years. [ 1 ] Massage, of which vibration has always been an essential part, was known to Ancient Greeks and Romans, Chinese and Slavs; in the 5th century B.C. Herodicus compelled his patients to ...
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"As seen on TV" is a generic phrase for products advertised on television in the United States for direct-response mail-order through a toll-free telephone number. As Seen on TV advertisements, known as infomercials , are usually 30-minute shows or two-minute spots during commercial breaks.
Actress Vivienne Segal using a "Battle Creek Health Builder" from an advertizement in the November 1, 1927 Vogue. A vibrating belt machine is a device that was promoted to passively reduce body fat through the use of an oscillating or vibrating belt around the exercise subject's waist, without active exercise by the user.
The 41-year-old man is seen pleading with officers to stop shocking him with stun guns. After handcuffing Murriel, officers then laid the man horizontally on the back seat of a patrol vehicle, the ...
An "As Seen on TV" vinyl LP containing tracks used on the program was released by Ronco, Inc. in 1983 in the United States. Other versions and formats were also released in Canada, the UK, and Australia under the Ronco and Chadwick Music Productions labels. The second season featured music by the trio Jermyn/King/Ouillet.