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    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Rehabilitation Technology
    • Electrophysiology

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    • Interferential current therapy offers noninvasive muscle stimulation.
    • Precise control over current intensity and interference area is currently limited.
    • Selective stimulation of deep muscles is possible by manipulating current flow.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate how electrode area ratio influences the interference area of medium-frequency currents.
    • To determine if electrode area patterning can control current application for targeted muscle stimulation.
    • To validate simulation findings with electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) experiments.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized simulations based on a biological thigh model.
    • Conducted EMS experiments with electrodes on quadriceps and hamstrings.
    • Applied electrode area ratios of 1:1 and 3:1 under identical conditions.

    Main Results:

    • Simulations indicated decreased current density near larger electrodes and increased density near smaller electrodes.
    • EMS experiments confirmed quadriceps stimulation with a 1:1 ratio and hamstrings with a 3:1 ratio.
    • Electrode area patterning demonstrated control over interferential current application.

    Conclusions:

    • Electrode area ratio is an effective method for controlling interferential current distribution.
    • This technique allows for targeted muscle stimulation, enhancing therapeutic applications.
    • Findings pave the way for more precise and effective noninvasive muscle therapies.