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"A massage gun is a handheld device that uses electro-mechanical vibration to impact and stimulate the soft tissues of the body," says Tony Ambler-Wright, CPT, a master instructor and product ...
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 ...
OTC devices are marketable only for muscle toning; prescription devices can be purchased only with a medical prescription for therapy. Prescription devices should be used under the supervision of an authorized practitioner, for the following uses: Relaxation of muscle spasms; Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy;
Activation of trigger points may be caused by a number of factors, including acute or chronic muscle overload, activation by other trigger points (key/satellite, primary/secondary), disease, psychological distress (via systemic inflammation), homeostatic imbalances, direct trauma to the region, collision trauma (such as a car crash which stresses many muscles and causes instant trigger points ...
The acoustic reflex (also known as the stapedius reflex, [1] stapedial reflex, [2] auditory reflex, [3] middle-ear-muscle reflex (MEM reflex, MEMR), [4] attenuation reflex, [5] cochleostapedial reflex [6] or intra-aural reflex [6]) is an involuntary muscle contraction that occurs in the middle ear in response to loud sound stimuli or when the person starts to vocalize.
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.
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.