Effect of grounding on electromyogram and hand grip strength in healthy young adults

Abstract

Abstract Handgrip strength has often used as a tool to measure upper body conditions including neuromuscular performance, frailty, and cardiovascular health. Grounding has been a way of living in past and presently have been demonstrated by researchers to speed wound healing, reduce inflammation, and balance excessive free radical charge in the body. Grounding is hypothesized to work in two ways-one by discharging the static field developed in the body by exposure to electrical devices and by neutralizing the excess free radicals generated in the body due to improper lifestyle. This study aims to analyze the change in handgrip strength and EMG signals in young adults pre-and post- grounding. The participants are students aged 22-28 having maximum exposure to mobile phones and laptop radiation especially due to the current pandemic situation for the necessity of taking online classes. We are trying to relate grounding and muscular performance (in terms of handgrip strength, fatigue time, electromyogram) to understand how grounding for few hours a day can make change in a person’s life. Grounding can be used as an effective lifestyle intervention for improving strength and hence quality of life. Even after only one hour of earthing, handgrip strength, EMG, and fatigue time were improved.