Compex Mi-FITNESS Manual De Utilización página 103

Muscular Placement
groups of electrodes
Plantar arch
muscles
Peroneous
muscles
Tibialis
anterior
Calf
muscles
Hamstrings
Adductors
Quadriceps
Stimulation
positions
Take up a seated position with
your feet resting on the floor
Take up a seated position with
your feet resting on the floor
Take up a seated position with
your feet placed under a piece
of furniture, to avoid any ankle
bending
Take up a seated position with
your back and feet firmly placed
against supports
This position is easy to adopt
by sitting, for example, in a
doorframe
Lie flat on your stomach with
your ankles fixed in a convenient
way
Take up a seated position and
place a rigid (but comfortable)
object between your knees
Take up a seated position
The work can be done in two
ways:
statically, if you have taken the
■
necessary measures to block the
movement of your knees
dynamically, if you want to
■
emphasise work with movement,
against an object offering resistance
created by using heavy weights
Voluntary start of
the contraction phase
Vigorously contract the muscles
of your plantar arch, trying to
dig your toes into the floor
Contract your peroneous muscles
by exercising a vigorous pressure
on the floor with your big toe,
while also trying to raise the
outer toes from the floor
Contract your tibialis anterior
muscles while vigorously trying
to raise the tip of your foot
against an object that resists
and prevents this movement
Vigorously contract your calf
muscles while strongly trying to
push the tip of your foot against
an object that resists and
prevents this movement
Contract vigorously the
muscles on the back of the thigh
(hamstrings) while trying to bend
your knees
Strongly contract your adductors,
while vigorously trying to bring
your knees together
Strongly contract your quadriceps,
while trying to extend your legs
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