Author | Subjects | CK activity |
1 | Professional male soccer players (n=22) | Pre-WB-EMS 530.30±230.00 IU/L, 24 hours post-WB-EMS 1,199.89±569.69 IU/L |
2 | Heart failure patients (f=4, m=11) | 24 hours after WB-EMS a mean increase in 250 IU, maximum 2779 IU/L |
8 | Advanced solid tumour patients (f=3, m=11) | Mean 2.9-fold increase from baseline to 8 weeks of WB-EMS (p=0.002) |
16 | Healthy subjects (f=2, m=24) | Increase peaking at 96 hours post-exercise (mean 28 545 IU/L) |
CK, creatine kinase; f, females; m, males; n, Number of subjects; WB-EMS, whole-body electro-myo-stimulation.