Thermographic and anthropometric assessment of electrical stimulation on localized body fat

Abstract Introduction: Adiposity is defined as the accumulation of energy reserves within the adipose tissue at specific body sites. Low-frequency electrical stimulation elicits lipolysis. When applied by insertion of needles into the dermis-hypodermis junction, it leads to a modification of the i...

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Main Authors: Graciele Guimarães Pitelli Aroca, Larissa Granato Viana, Rafaela Ferreira de Araújo Costa, Dalilia Schmildt, Ligia de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502017000100029&lng=en&tlng=en