What is Faradic
Also known as electrical muscle stimulation, this treatment is used to tone and tighten the muscles of the body. 30 Minutes of this treatment is equivalent to 150 sit ups.
The great thing about this treatment is that the client lies on the bed and the muscles are exercised for them. In addition to that, the treatment can treat muscles in one area creating an intensive effect. So for those of us who do not enjoy physical exercise this is the answer. One important point, this treatment will not increase the heart rate therefore cannot be classed as a cardio-vascular form of exercise.
The treatment involves pads strapped to the area to be treated. The pads deliver a low faradic current into the skin and muscles stimulating nerve ending to provide a muscle contraction. The muscles will contract at regular intervals as selected by the Therapist. The treatment is comfortable, many clients finding the sensation relaxing. It is necessary to have regular treatments to reinforce the effects.



How does the Faradic Slimming treatment work?
Many areas of the body are controlled by neurological impulses. The brain transmits small impulses to specific parts of the body for required action. This technology program creates and imitates these impulses for the required action to stimulate an area of the body that needs attention. Through the controlled program and technology, specific results are achieved for muscle tone, gym like work out, cellulite treatment for reduction, facial toning and many more. The selectable computer controlled impulse technology will produce the correct session of treatment for the desired result. Similar to normal exercise, the contracting of muscles stimulated by the brain, This technology program will contract and relax your muscle in the same fashion. The benefit of this being that you get a passive workout with less risk of injury or fatigue. This also gives the patient the option to work on a specific part of the body. The Faradic slimming microprocessor controlled programs are technologically advanced to vary cycling of many different programs. These programs are designed to effectively stimulate areas of the body correctly, thus giving the correct result. Muscle stimulation is also ideal for physically challenged individuals and those that are in need of physiotherapy for injuries and rebuilding.

Contra-indications
- Dermatological condition as psoriasis and eczema.
- Skin Infection
- Inflammation
- Thrombosis
- Loss of sensation
- Cancer
- Cardiac pacemakers
- Metal pins and plates in affected area
- Muscle injury
- Phlebitis
Benefits
- Reduce appearance of cellulite
- More toned muscles
- Reduce muscle pain and back pain
- Increased blood circulation
- Increase nutrient supply
- Build muscle
- Improve skin texture
- Improves cellular functions
- Improves muscle tone and the general condition of the muscle
- Relieves swelling
- Figure reshaping
- To re-educated muscle with poor tone
- To restore muscle tone after pregnancy
- To firm pectoral muscles, which may correct breast sag
- Firming body contours
- It increases the metabolic rate, which improve the condition of the muscle.


Effects
- Strengthens muscle
- Tones the body
- Inches lost due to muscle being firmed and toned
- Replaces normal exercise
- Specific muscles toned – spot reduction
- Increases circulation and metabolism
- Helps reduce muscle pain
- Tones and firms sagging tissues
- Reduces bulges of tummy
- Reduce pain like muscular problems or back pain
