PowerDot PD-01 - General Usage Guidelines; Pad Placement Guidelines; Body Positions & Movement; Intensities Adjustment

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GENERALUSAGEGUIDELINES
PadPlacement
For your own safety and effectiveness of your stimulation  sessions, use only Pad Placement setups
advisedbyPowerDotMobileApplication.
WARNING!Alwaysfollowthepadplacementdirectionsprovided byPowerDotmobileapplication
unless you  have other specific medical instructions. Smartmissimo disclaim all responsibility for
consequencesarisingfrompadsplacedinotherthanrecommendedpositions.
Wherenecessary,lookforthebestpossiblepositionbyslowlymovingthepositivepadover themuscle
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untilyoufindthepointthatwillproducetheperfectcombinationofthestrongestcontractionsand the
bestcomfort.
BodyPositions&Movement
Thispositionwillvarydependingonthepositionofthepads,themusclesyouwishtostimulate,andthe
programyouareusing.
For program inducing powerful
muscular contractions (Endurance, Resistance, Strength, Explosive
Strength and Maximum Strength programs), the muscle should always be stimulated in an isometric
fashion.
You shouldtherefore fixextremities ofyou r limbsse curely inordertoprovide maximum resistance to
themovementandpreventanyshorteningofthemuscleduringthecontraction.
WARNING! Always follow recommendat ions on the body positions and allowed rangeof motion
providedinyourPowerDotMobileApplicationbeforeandduringeverystimulationsession.
AdjustingStimulationIntensities
In a stimulated muscle, the number of the recruited fibers depends on the stimulation intensity. For
programs causing powerful muscle contractions (tetanic
contractions) (e.g. Endurance, Resistance,
Strength,ExplosiveStrength,MaximumStrengthprograms),targetusingmaximumtolerablestimulation
energies,alwaysatthelimitofwhatyoucanendure,inordertorecruitthemaximumnumberoffibers.
Forprogramsonlyinducingmuscletwitches,youshouldprogressivelyincreasethestimulationenergies
untilyouobtainclearly
visiblemuscletwitches.
PowerDotmobileapplicationisprovidingyouwiththebestadviceonhowtoadjustyourintensitiesfor
eachstimulationprogram.
WARNING! Always use your own feelings as guidance when you increase intensities during
stimulation.Alt hough,forsomeoftheprogramsweadvisetorunstimulationsatmaximumintensities 