22 Continuum User’s Manual
The Empi Continuum has thirteen pre-programmed and three custom regimens.
Regimens are the centerpiece of the Empi Continuum. They are designed for very
specific clinical applications and are intended to simplify the use of the device by
allowing the clinician to educate the patient on the use of the device with very
little effort.
The Empi Continuum device categorizes NMES Pre-set and Custom programs
by Large Muscle and Small Muscle. An example of Large muscles would be
the quadriceps, hamstrings, gluteus maximus and medius, adductor magnus,
latissimus dorsi and abdominal musculature. Small muscle examples would be
anterior tib, bicep, deltoid, supraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis, and the
intrinsic foot and hand muscles.
NMES Regimens
Large Muscle Atrophy — Summary
This is a sequenced, 2-channel program for strengthening and re-educating large
atrophied muscles. All parameters are preset with the exception of Treatment
Time, Off Time and the Pulse Rate which can be adjusted by the clinician. The
range of adjustments for Treatment Time, Off Time and Pulse Rate are listed in the
table below.
Adjustable
Parameters
Range Default Setting
Treatment Time 5-60 min or Continuous 30 min
O Time 0-60 sec 30 sec
Pulse Rate 2 Hz-150 Hz 50 Hz
Product Information (Clinician)
Pre-Programmed & Custom Regimens
Preset Parameters Settings
Waveform Type SYM
Cycling Type LAG
Pulse Width/Duration 300 µs
Lag Delay 3 sec
CH 1 Ramp+ 3 sec
CH 1 On Time 12 sec
CH 1 Ramp – 2 sec
CH 2 Ramp+ 2 sec
CH 2 On Time 9 sec
CH 2 Ramp– 1 sec
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