Study on a Turbocure: Treatment with SoniC Resonance technology

December 2014 – Dr. Dominique Durrer-Schutz

Many women in today’s society want to lose weight quickly and effectively. However, most of the time, losing weight quickly is synonymous with losing water, glycogen (the body’s store of carbohydrates) and muscle mass rather than fat, resulting in rapid weight regain and the dreaded yo-yo phenomenon. The desire of all overweight people is to lose fat and slim down their figure by losing centimetres around the waist, preserving their muscles and improving their health.

Thanks to a new concept, which we were able to test in a clinical study, this goal has already been achieved after around a week. The concept combines the wearing of a diffuse ultrasound belt with a training programme involving aerobic exercise supervised by a coach and a balanced, slightly low-calorie diet of 1200-1500 kcal per day for 7 consecutive days. Anthropometric measurements were taken by a doctor and body composition measurements were taken using a Tanita 418 segmental impedance scale measuring upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk. The SoniC Resonance diffuse ultrasound belt was worn on the waist at the level of the umbilicus. SoniC Resonance diffuse ultrasound results in increased mobilisation of fat in the subcutaneous tissue, an area that is generally very resistant to weight loss. Parallel physical activity, such as the treadmill or elliptical trainer, also helps to burn the fatty acids released by the adipose tissue.

Conduct of the study

11 overweight to obese women were studied, average age 41, average height 1.60 m, duration of the study 6 days with one 40-minute session per day of moderate aerobic exercise, wearing the ultrasound belt under the supervision of a coach, balanced diet slightly hypocaloric 1200-1500 kcal per day.

  • Average weight
    • At the start of the study: 81.9 kg
    • After the study: 80.4 kg
    • Delta : – 1.5 kg
  • Average waist circumference
    • At the start of the study: 96 cm,
      • After study: 91 cm.
      • Delta : – 5.0 cm
  • Umbilical skin folds 4 medium folds
    • At the start of the study: 28.8 cm,
    • After the study: 27.3 cm.
    • Delta : – 1.5 cm
  • Average body fat in kg
    • At the start of the study: 33.9 kg,
    • After the study: 32.9 kg.
    • Delta : – 1.0 kg
  • Average body fat in % at trunk level
    • At the start of the study: 37%,
    • After the study: 35.9%.
    • Delta : -1.1%
  • Average lean body mass
    • At the start of the study: 49 kg,
    • After the study: 49 kg.
    • Delta: Identical
  • Mean systolic pressure
    • At the start of the study: 136,
    • Post-study: 126 mm Hg.
    • Delta: – 10 mm Hg
  • Mean diastolic pressure
    • At the start of the study: 86,
    • Post-study: 79 mm Hg.
    • Delta: – 8 mm Hg

Discussion and conclusions

The clinical study carried out on 11 overweight or obese subjects assessed the effectiveness of this new adipose tissue loss concept, combining the use of a SoniC Resonance diffuse ultrasound belt with a programme of moderate daily physical exercise lasting 45 minutes over 7 days and a slightly low-calorie diet. Generally speaking, the weight loss achieved in the very short term consists of a loss of water and glycogen, and even muscle mass, but very little fat. However, we were surprised by the final results of the study.

In fact, at the end of this programme, we have seen a loss exclusively of fat, a loss of 1 kilo of fat, which translates into a deficit of around 8,000 kcal, while totally conserving lean body mass, i.e. muscle mass. This is very important to avoid a yo-yo effect. This fat loss is confirmed by the reduction in the sum of the skin folds at the

the umbilicus, indicating a reduction in subcutaneous adipose tissue, an area that is extremely resistant to slimming.

There is also a significant reduction in abdominal circumference, with a loss of 5 centimetres, which is practically equivalent to a reduction of one garment size. This reduction is correlated with the reduction in subcutaneous adipose tissue around the umbilicus (diagram). What’s more, after a week on the programme, both systolic and diastolic blood pressure fall by between 8 and 10 mm Hg, which is good for your health.

In the future, it might be possible to propose an ‘on-off’ treatment, i.e. one week of turbo treatment, alternating with two weeks without prescribed exercise… until the desired result is achieved. In fact, for the patient, it is easier to concentrate on the intensive programme for one week, then to have 2 weeks of free activity while maintaining a very slightly low-calorie diet. At the very end of the programme, the patient will of course need to choose a suitable programme of regular physical activity that he or she enjoys, in order to avoid regaining the weight.