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Myostim Unit

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a device which uses a sensor field coupled with adjustable, computerized electromyoclonic broadcasters to stimulate muscles. It can be programmed to alternately contract and relax muscles, thereby giving the user an intense physical workout while lying prone on the ground. The user can develop intense physical strength and muscle mass without a lot of equipment, time, or effort. Myostim units were originally developed to help combat muscular atrophy on low-gravity worlds. Medical research during the height of the New Order revealed that the units have certain side effects, including electromagnetic interference with the user's nervous system. Also, a being who had trained with a myostim unit and was forced to stop experienced rapid atrophying of the muscles they developed. Normal strength training was not a suitable substitute any more, and often caused more harm than good.