Can You Really Build Muscle While Lying in Bed? New Study Says Yes

A 2010 pilot study published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine by researchers at the Medical University of Vienna has delivered exciting news: neuromuscular electrical stimulation (EMS) can actually help you build and protect muscle even while bedridden or inactive. In the trial, long-term patients using real EMS gained 4.9% thigh muscle thickness in just 4 weeks – while the sham group lost 3.2%. For everyday people recovering from surgery, injury or facing age-related muscle loss, this trusted, peer-reviewed research shows EMS offers a proven way to stay strong when normal exercise is difficult. For full research digest blog post and link to original study: https://oriems.fit/blogs/research-digest/can-you-really-build-muscle-while-lying-in-bed-new-study-says-yes