Neubie Training: NeuFit Certified Provider

What is the Neubie?

The NEUBIE (short for Neuro-Bio-Electric) is a Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) device that uses a Direct Current electrical frequency via pads placed at areas targeted for rehab or training to stimulate muscle, tissue, and nerve activation, and increase blood flow. An NMES device elicits muscle contractions using electrical impulses delivered through electrode pads on the skin. It is used clinically for a variety of indications including musculoskeletal injuries. NMES works by delivering impulses to neuromuscular tissue to mimic action potentials from the central nervous system. These impulses communicate with sensory and motor neurons to activate contractile muscle fibers.

Training with NMES leads to adaptation of cells of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves can result in long-term changes and enhance traditional therapeutic approaches. For example, in sports medicine, NMES has been used for muscle strengthening, maintenance of muscle mass and strength during prolonged periods of immobilization, selective muscle retraining, and the control of edema. It is suggested that NMES can cause muscle strengthening via a reversal of voluntary recruitment order with a selective increase of type II muscle fibers. Because type II fibers have a higher specific force than type I fibers, selective augmentation of type II fibers will increase overall strength of the muscle.

The NeuFit Method uses a combination of NMES and functional movement because it maximizes the effectiveness of both training modalities. The NeuFit Method uses a combination of NMES and functional movement because it maximizes the effectiveness of both training modalities. The combination works especially well because it generates neuromuscular adaptations while allowing adjustment of motor control in voluntary movement. When NMES is used in combination with functional training, clients show greater induction of muscular adaptations, improved performance of complex dynamic movements, and accelerated recovery of muscle contractility and functional abilities.