Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. I’ve tried a lot of ...

Electrical stimulation has proven to be a tremendous aid in many physical rehabilitation cases, as the technologically ...

Google "improve leg circulation" and you may see sponsored ads for electronic muscle stimulators that claim to boost blood flow to your feet. But is there any evidence they work? Peripheral artery ...

A team of researchers discovered that combining neuromuscular electrical stimulation with resistance training results in greater muscle mass and strength compared to resistance training alone. If ...

Looking to amp up your workout gains? You probably already know that wearable tech, such as smartwatches and heart rate monitors, can help athletes optimize their training and enhance their ...

Severe skeletal muscle injury, especially volumetric muscle loss, remains difficult to treat because effective regeneration requires safe, effective, and sustained intervention. Addressing this ...

Ever since humans got wise to the existence of the electrical current, they’ve been trying to apply that power to their own bodies—from the ancient Roman belief in the healing shock of torpedo fish to ...