Effect of PEMF on Muscle Oxygenation during Cycling: A Single-Blind Controlled Pilot Study

Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) are used as non-invasive tools to enhance microcirculation and tissue oxygenation, with a modulatory influence on the microvasculature. This study aimed measure acute effect of PEMF muscle oxygenation its pulmonary oxygen kinetics during exercise. Eighteen male cyclists performed, different days, constant-load exercise in both active (ON) inactive (OFF) stimulations while deoxyhemoglobin kinetics, total index, blood lactate were collected. enhanced higher values at primary component steady-state level. Moreover, accelerated on-transition kinetic, shorter time delay, constant, mean response than OFF condition. Lactate concentration was stimulation. No differences found for index kinetics. Local application precise stimulation can increase rate O2 extraction utilization. These changes not accompanied by faster reduced slow component, or It seems that consumption is more influenced involving large mass like cycling, whereas might only act local