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BMS® (Biomechanical Muscle Stimulation)

How are the positive effects of the activity tremor (blood pumping, nerve stimulation, better muscle physiology) obtained? The following example of the exercise to stimulate the leg adductors explains the BMS® principle. (Note: for simplification the illustration only shows the adductor magnus muscle.) Frequencies Used The rising vibratode maximizes tension and stretching. In this phase, the muscle presses the blood out of the capillaries to the veins. (See illustration below.) Then the vibratode falls; the muscle relaxes; and the capillaries enlarge and are refilled with blood. The rising and falling of the vibratode takes part in a sine-rhythm with a frequency between 20 and 30 Hz. Optimal blood-pumping effect is reached with a frequency of 20-23 Hz. With frequencies higher than 25 Hz., the blood pump effect decreases (similar to a ventricle fibrillation) and the influence on the mechano-receptors would increase. The mechano-receptors and the CNS are most effectively influenced by a frequency of 28-30 Hz. In cases where blood pumping is desired, (for example, muscle shortness) the 20-23 frequency is used. To influence the CNS (for example the "distraction stimulus" for pain alleviation) 28-30 Hz. is used. And in sessions where both influences are desired, 24-27 Hz. can be utilized.

With BMS®, muscles can be activated to the level of the activity tremor for a longer time than they can with traditional methods which rely on will power and personal effort. In the BMS theory, change in a muscle length activates the muscle and its capillaries, and this raises its blood pump function. This also influences the muscles' mechano-receptors, and consequently, the CNS - Central Nervous System. BMS effects: a) A better blood circulation b) A better coordination of the central and peripheral nervous systems.