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Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) helps to timely detect possible metabolic disorders and predict the risk of disease development. It is widely used in medicine, including sports medicine and anti-aging medicine. For those who wish to remain young and healthy as long as possible, this procedure should be included in the list of mandatory examinations at least once a year.
What is bioimpedancemetry?
Bioimpedancemetry is a method that allows the analysis of body composition. It is based on the passage of a small electrical impulse and the measurement of the resistance offered by tissues.
Our body is more than 60% water, which conducts electrical current well. The more fluid in the tissues, the higher the conductivity and the lower the resistance. For adipose, muscle, and bone tissues these parameters differ.
Thus, the essence of bioimpedancemetry lies in determining body composition by the different capacities of tissues to conduct electrical impulses. In this way, the physician can determine the ratio of skeletal muscle mass to fat mass.
This allows the assessment, for example, of the degree of obesity, even if this diagnosis is not yet obvious to the patient.
What can be determined during the analysis?
“Normally, how do we control our body? We step on the bathroom scale, which everyone has at home. We are happy if the extra kilograms are gone and upset when we see weight gain. At that moment, we forget that it may have been water, not fat, that we lost, so in fact we did not lose weight. Or, conversely, you gained muscle mass but thought you got fatter. Bioelectrical impedance analysis, in just 3 minutes, provides a reliable report on your body condition and determines important parameters for further patient management. With BIA results, we can adjust lifestyle, diet, and normalize the functioning of the entire body.”
– Stanislav Nesterovich, urologist, andrologist, ultrasound diagnostics specialist, and anti-aging medicine physician.
Bioimpedancemetry makes it possible to determine:
the amount of adipose tissue (actual and ideal),
the exact figure of the ideal weight,
your body type (normosthenic, asthenic, or hypersthenic),
whether sufficient protein is supplied to and absorbed by the body,
the condition of muscle mass (normal or deficient),
whether fluid levels in the body are adequate,
thyroid gland function,
presence of dysbiosis,
whether trace element levels are normal,
the state of bone tissue and the presence of osteoporosis (bone mass loss).
Thus, bioelectrical impedance analysis helps identify emerging or existing:
obesity,
diabetes mellitus,
endocrine pathologies associated with excess adipose tissue,
musculoskeletal disorders,
osteoporosis.
Advantages of the method
The technique is non-invasive, safe, and painless for the patient. Contraindications are minimal, and the number of procedures is unlimited.
Other important advantages:
high informativeness,
short duration,
convenient result presentation,
ability to track indicators in dynamics.
Indications for examination
BIA is used for the diagnosis of diseases and prediction of potential health problems.
Indications for BIA include:
overweight,
endocrine disorders,
muscle mass gain,
prescription of diuretics in cardiac and renal diseases,
liver diseases,
osteoporosis,
decreased hemoglobin and red blood cell count,
musculoskeletal disorders,
allergy,
varicose veins.
For athletes, this analysis helps control body weight, choose a diet, and adjust training regimens.
How is bioelectrical impedance analysis performed?
This is an absolutely comfortable and simple procedure consisting of several stages:
Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, waist and chest circumference) are taken.
Data are entered by the physician into a special program.
The patient assumes a comfortable position (usually lying down).
To perform the procedure, one arm and one leg are exposed. Electrodes are fixed on the wrist and ankle, through which the current passes. The impulse records tissue resistance (specific for each tissue type).
Diagnostic results are entered into the program, which generates the outcome.
The physician provides recommendations regarding lifestyle, diet, and physical activity, and, if necessary, refers to a relevant specialist (nutritionist, cardiologist, etc.).
Bioimpedancemetry is performed once or 2–3 times during treatment to monitor dynamics.
Preparation
Minimal preparation is required. The patient is advised to:
stop taking diuretics one week before,
avoid coffee and alcohol two days before,
fast for 4 hours prior to analysis,
empty the bladder 30 minutes before.
What does the result show?
The service includes not only the examination but also the interpretation of bioimpedance results, presented in table or graph form.
Results reflect:
amount and ratio of muscle and adipose tissue,
tissue fluid volume (presence of edema or dehydration),
active cell mass weight (muscles, organs, nervous tissue),
body mass index (BMI) — weight-to-height ratio,
sodium-potassium balance,
metabolic rate (caloric expenditure),
biological age.
The study establishes “ideal weight,” detects imbalances in body composition and metabolic disorders. This is crucial for early disease detection and successful treatment at initial stages, prevention, and rehabilitation correction. It also allows planning weight normalization measures and accurately calculating daily caloric and macronutrient intake.
Contraindications
Since an electrical current is used, BIA should not be performed in:
patients with pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices,
during pregnancy and lactation,
with fever,
during inflammatory diseases.
It is also recommended that women avoid BIA during menstruation.
Advantages of performing BIA at Expert Clinics
Here are just a few reasons to undergo BIA at Expert Clinics:
diagnostics are performed by qualified specialists with years of international experience in interdisciplinary anti-aging medicine,
personalized approach in comfortable conditions,
use of highly accurate equipment minimizing errors,
after results interpretation, the physician may prescribe additional examinations and design a personalized health restoration program.
To book bioimpedancemetry in Moscow at our clinic, please call the indicated number or fill out the feedback form.
What is bioimpedancemetry?
Bioimpedancemetry is a method that allows the analysis of body composition. It is based on the passage of a small electrical impulse and the measurement of the resistance offered by tissues.
Our body is more than 60% water, which conducts electrical current well. The more fluid in the tissues, the higher the conductivity and the lower the resistance. For adipose, muscle, and bone tissues these parameters differ.
Thus, the essence of bioimpedancemetry lies in determining body composition by the different capacities of tissues to conduct electrical impulses. In this way, the physician can determine the ratio of skeletal muscle mass to fat mass.
This allows the assessment, for example, of the degree of obesity, even if this diagnosis is not yet obvious to the patient.
What can be determined during the analysis?
“Normally, how do we control our body? We step on the bathroom scale, which everyone has at home. We are happy if the extra kilograms are gone and upset when we see weight gain. At that moment, we forget that it may have been water, not fat, that we lost, so in fact we did not lose weight. Or, conversely, you gained muscle mass but thought you got fatter. Bioelectrical impedance analysis, in just 3 minutes, provides a reliable report on your body condition and determines important parameters for further patient management. With BIA results, we can adjust lifestyle, diet, and normalize the functioning of the entire body.”
– Stanislav Nesterovich, urologist, andrologist, ultrasound diagnostics specialist, and anti-aging medicine physician.
Bioimpedancemetry makes it possible to determine:
the amount of adipose tissue (actual and ideal),
the exact figure of the ideal weight,
your body type (normosthenic, asthenic, or hypersthenic),
whether sufficient protein is supplied to and absorbed by the body,
the condition of muscle mass (normal or deficient),
whether fluid levels in the body are adequate,
thyroid gland function,
presence of dysbiosis,
whether trace element levels are normal,
the state of bone tissue and the presence of osteoporosis (bone mass loss).
Thus, bioelectrical impedance analysis helps identify emerging or existing:
obesity,
diabetes mellitus,
endocrine pathologies associated with excess adipose tissue,
musculoskeletal disorders,
osteoporosis.
Advantages of the method
The technique is non-invasive, safe, and painless for the patient. Contraindications are minimal, and the number of procedures is unlimited.
Other important advantages:
high informativeness,
short duration,
convenient result presentation,
ability to track indicators in dynamics.
Indications for examination
BIA is used for the diagnosis of diseases and prediction of potential health problems.
Indications for BIA include:
overweight,
endocrine disorders,
muscle mass gain,
prescription of diuretics in cardiac and renal diseases,
liver diseases,
osteoporosis,
decreased hemoglobin and red blood cell count,
musculoskeletal disorders,
allergy,
varicose veins.
For athletes, this analysis helps control body weight, choose a diet, and adjust training regimens.
How is bioelectrical impedance analysis performed?
This is an absolutely comfortable and simple procedure consisting of several stages:
Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, waist and chest circumference) are taken.
Data are entered by the physician into a special program.
The patient assumes a comfortable position (usually lying down).
To perform the procedure, one arm and one leg are exposed. Electrodes are fixed on the wrist and ankle, through which the current passes. The impulse records tissue resistance (specific for each tissue type).
Diagnostic results are entered into the program, which generates the outcome.
The physician provides recommendations regarding lifestyle, diet, and physical activity, and, if necessary, refers to a relevant specialist (nutritionist, cardiologist, etc.).
Bioimpedancemetry is performed once or 2–3 times during treatment to monitor dynamics.
Preparation
Minimal preparation is required. The patient is advised to:
stop taking diuretics one week before,
avoid coffee and alcohol two days before,
fast for 4 hours prior to analysis,
empty the bladder 30 minutes before.
What does the result show?
The service includes not only the examination but also the interpretation of bioimpedance results, presented in table or graph form.
Results reflect:
amount and ratio of muscle and adipose tissue,
tissue fluid volume (presence of edema or dehydration),
active cell mass weight (muscles, organs, nervous tissue),
body mass index (BMI) — weight-to-height ratio,
sodium-potassium balance,
metabolic rate (caloric expenditure),
biological age.
The study establishes “ideal weight,” detects imbalances in body composition and metabolic disorders. This is crucial for early disease detection and successful treatment at initial stages, prevention, and rehabilitation correction. It also allows planning weight normalization measures and accurately calculating daily caloric and macronutrient intake.
Contraindications
Since an electrical current is used, BIA should not be performed in:
patients with pacemakers or other implanted electronic devices,
during pregnancy and lactation,
with fever,
during inflammatory diseases.
It is also recommended that women avoid BIA during menstruation.
Advantages of performing BIA at Expert Clinics
Here are just a few reasons to undergo BIA at Expert Clinics:
diagnostics are performed by qualified specialists with years of international experience in interdisciplinary anti-aging medicine,
personalized approach in comfortable conditions,
use of highly accurate equipment minimizing errors,
after results interpretation, the physician may prescribe additional examinations and design a personalized health restoration program.
To book bioimpedancemetry in Moscow at our clinic, please call the indicated number or fill out the feedback form.
+7 (495) 154-21-44 
admin@expertclinics.ru 
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