Axion STIM-PRO X9+, Manual

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The primary functions of the STIM-PRO X9+ are pain relief
and pain treatment with the TENS mode and electrical
muscle stimulation with the EMS mode.
What is pain?
Pain is a warning system and the body’s method of telling
us that something is wrong. Without it, abnormal conditions
and injuries to vital parts of the body may go undetected. A
persisting (long-term) pain is known as chronic pain. Pain
occurs when information signals travel to the brain via
nerve fibres, where it gets decoded, analyzed, and then
reacted to. The pain information travels from the injured
area along small nerves leading to the spinal cord. Here it
travels up the spinal cord to the brain. The information is
then interpreted, referred back and the pain is felt.
What is TENS?
TENS =
T
ranscutaneous
E
lectrical
N
erve
S
timulation, uses
tiny electrical impulses sent through the skin to the under-
lying nerves. TENS does not cure any physiological problem;
it only helps control the pain. TENS does not work to the
same extent for every one; however, most patients report
that it is effective in reducing and even eliminating the pain.
It should only be used on medical advice or by prescription.
How TENS works
TENS can be applied in two operational modes:
The constant and weak activity with high frequency can block
the transmission of the pain signals from reaching the brain.
The brain cells process the pain signal. If the pain signal does
not reach the brain, no pain is felt. The second operational
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