BiowavePRO
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User’s Manual
Biowave Corporation
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4.10 Using the BiowavePRO Neurostimulator
4.10.1 STARTING TREATMENT
The patient is now ready to begin the treatment. The patient should control
their own comfort level by pressing the Plus (+) Button to increase the
intensity of the pain control effect.
The Plus (+) Button can be held down or pressed repeatedly. If the Plus (+)
Button is held down, after 2 seconds, the intensity will begin increasing at
a steady, medium rate, which may be easier than repeatedly pressing the
Plus (+) Button during the initial ramp up. The first time the intensity button
is pressed, the countdown timer in the lower center of the LCD display will
begin counting down. For each press of the Plus (+) Button, the large intensity
number in the middle of the display will increase by 0.5%.
The patient should
continue to increase the intensity and pain control effect until a strong
tingling/pressure sensation is felt at the pain location (treatment site)
.
This could be at an intensity level, for example, of 30 - 40% with Biowave
Noninvasive Electrodes or 15 - 20% with Biowave Percutaneous Electrodes.
The body adapts quickly to the electric field in the first two minutes of
treatment and the edge of the sensation felt by the patient will begin to
diminish within several seconds.
The patient should then repeatedly press
the Plus (+) Button to further increase the intensity so that they feel
a very strong but comfortable tingling/pressure sensation.
Again their
body will adapt to the electric field, however more slowly this time, causing
the sensation to slightly diminish over a longer period of time. The patient
should repeat this process of increasing the intensity until the sensation at and
surrounding the pain site remains strong and is no longer diminishing. This is
considered the therapeutic level.