BiowavePRO
®
User’s Manual
Biowave Corporation
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5.2 Treatment Regimen with Biowave
Noninvasive Electrodes for Physical Therapy
and Postoperative Rehabilitation
In addition to managing pain, BiowavePRO
®
is an excellent tool to facilitate
motion and accelerate rehabilitation because of its profound pain relief,
comfortable treatment and long carry over effect.
In physical therapy applications, BiowavePRO should be used first, in place of
heat, for 8 minutes to allow the effect of the electrical field to take place on
the affected nerve fibers. BiowavePRO may be used with heat if desired. For
treatments on joints, use
a cohesive self adhering wrap, elastic bandage or
velcro strap
to help hold the electrodes in place. After 8 minutes of treatment
time, reduce the intensity by 5 - 10% to take the edge off of the sensation
from the electrical signals. The shoulder, elbow and wrist are more sensitive to
stimulation changes during motion, so the intensity may need to be reduced
more, for example by 10 -15%, as compared to other locations on the body.
Next, have the patient begin active or passive range of motion, exercise
or stretching therapy
during
the remainder of the 30 minute BiowavePRO
treatment.
Depending upon the part of the body being treated and the intensity level
the patient has reached, some patients may need to reduce the intensity more
than 5 - 10% from their prior level in order to be comfortable during any type of
motion therapy.
The sensation from the electrical field should NOT limit the
patient from achieving their complete range of motion.
After one to two sets of motion or exercise, the patient’s body will continue to
adapt to the electrical field and the patient may then increase the intensity with
1 to 3 presses of the Plus (+) button to help control pain caused by forcing the
joint to a point of greater flexion or extension.
Patients can move more resistance through a greater range of motion with
significantly less pain. For example, patients with a total knee replacement,
ligament repair or other types of joint surgery can obtain both greater flexion
and extension with less pain while they are receiving a BiowavePRO treatment.