| 摘要 |
<p>A device (1) for electrotherapeutically stimulating abdominal muscles of a subject comprises a belt (25) which locates a central electrode (26) and a pair of side electrodes (27) on the abdomen of the subject. A signal generator (28) also attached to the belt (25) and connected to the central and side electrodes (26, 27) generates pulsed signals which are applied to the subject through the central and side electrodes (26, 27) for muscle stimulation. The central electrode (26) and the side electrodes (27) are located in the belt (25) so that when the belt (25) is located on the torso (3) with the central electrode (26) over the umbilicus (12) and appropriately stretched around the torso (3) the side electrodes (27) are aligned with respective left and right mid-axillary lines (13, 14) between the rib cage (6) and left and right iliac crests (8, 9) of the subject. With this arrangement of the central and side electrodes (26, 27) it has been found that adequate stimulation of the rectus abdominis, the transversalis and the oblique muscles of the abdomen are stimulated for muscle toning with only three electrodes.</p> |
