What Is EMS?
E.M.S. stands for Electrical Muscle Stimulation. EMS is predominately used by doctors and physical therapists to prevent or reduce muscle atrophy, or improve muscle recovery, which is very important for athletes (professional and weekend warriers!).

Doctors also see EMS as a means of:

• increasing blood flow to muscles
• increasing range of motion
• increasing muscle strength
• enhancing muscle endurance

EMS pads are a unique feature to The Ion Detox Foot Spa and can work concurrently with the detox foot spa, or alone as an individual therapy.

Simply place the EMS pads on an area of muscle pain, soreness or fatigue and use the buttons on the top panel of The Ion Detox Foot Spa to activate the pad. There are four strength modes for the EMS pads - very light, light, medium, strong.

• It is recommended that you use VERY LOW or LOW on more sensitive areas, such as neck and shoulder area.
• The higher settings can be used on more meaty, dense areas such as quadracepts and hamstrings.

Very Low EMS	Low EMS	Medium EMS	Strong EMS

Benefits of EMS
A rhythmic pumping of the muscles, produced by the EMS unit, helps deliver nutrients and oxygen to the muscles. Concurrently, waste products such as lactic acid are pumped out of the muscles.

This increased blood flow to the muscles cuts down on recovery time and promotes healthy muscle activity.

EMS can also increase body temperature, heart rate and metabolism (promoting energy and fat absorption from the body).