The “10/50/10” Treatment Regimen
Russian electrical stimulation is applied for a 10-second “on” period followed by a 50-second “off” period, with a recommended treatment time of 10 minutes per stimulation session. The objective is to increase a muscle’s ability to generate force, but what is often ignored is
Kots’ recommendation that this form of electrical stimulationshouldbeusedasanadjuncttoexercise,11 rather than as an alternative to exercise, and with electrical stimulation sessions separate from bouts of voluntary exercise.