Technology
What does HITS™ technology actually do?
The StarFormer PRO runs on Fotona's HITS technology — High Intensity Tesla Magnetic Stimulation. Fotona is a European medical device manufacturer that has built energy-based clinical devices since 1964, and the StarFormer is a CE-marked Class IIa medical device.
What sets it apart is how it is engineered: the chair carries a seat and a back applicator that work together, the handheld applicators target individual muscle groups, and the platform can run up to four applicator channels at once. A single 30-minute session can drive in the order of 50,000 muscle contractions — far more than anyone could perform through voluntary exercise in the same time.
A 2021 review in the Journal of the Laser and Health Academy examined the evidence base for this class of high-intensity magnetic stimulation across muscle strengthening, pelvic floor rehabilitation, pain and motor recovery. It describes how the stimulation recruits muscle fibres that are difficult to activate with exercise alone.
Individual response varies, and your clinician will assess your progress across the course rather than promising a fixed result.