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WIRELESS PROFESSIONAL
cateGOry
PaiN relieF ii
PrOGraM
kNee PaiN
WHeN?
To relieve knee-joint pain, irrespective of its cause (gonarthrosis, rheumatoid
polyarthritis, chondromalacia, etc.)
WHy?
For the relief of pain.
HOW?
Using the Gate control principle. This involves causing high levels of sensitivity impulses
in order to limit the input of pain impulses when they return to the posterior horn of
the spinal cord.
PulSe WidtH
The pulse width varies continuously with this programme. This avoids habituation by
using a system of stimulation that is perceived as more pleasant by some patients.
electrOdeS
Depending upon the pain, four large electrodes placed around the patella produce a
significant analgesic effect on all knee pain.
iNteNSity
The intensity must be increased gradually until the patient feels a tingling sensation
that is pronounced without being painful.
+teNS
OPtiON
No.
kNee PaiN
FreQueNcy
PulSe WidtH
MOdulatiON tiMe
treatMeNt tiMe
80 Hz
75-180 μs
2 s
30 min