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16.1.2
Nociceptive and neurogenic pain
The difference between nociceptive and neurogenic pain is that with nociceptive pain, the nervous
system is intact, while neurogenic pain means that the nervous system is damaged in some way.
Always remember to test sensitivity before treating with TENS, and be careful with the intensity in
the beginning when treating neurogenic pain. Sometimes patients with neurogenic pain feel
increased pain from the TENS treatment, in which case the treatment must be altered or stopped.
One alternative is to treat the patient on the contralateral side.
16.2 TENS
GENERAL
Indications:
nociceptive and neurogenic pain.
Intensity:
Clear feeling of current without pain
Conventional TENS
Frequency 80
Hz
Pulse duration
180 µs
Treatment Time
30 minutes
Modulated Phase Duration
Frequency 80
Hz
Pulse duration
75 - 180 µs
Modulation time
2 seconds
Treatment Time
30 minutes
BURST TENS 2 HZ
Frequency 2
Hz
Pulse duration
180 µs
Treatment Time
30 minutes
BURST TENS 4 Hz
Frequency
4 Hz
Pulse duration
180 µs
Treatment Time
30 minutes
Mixed Frequency
Frequency 1
80 Hz
Frequency 2
2 Hz
Pulse duration
180 µs
Modulation Time
3,5 seconds
Treatment Time
30 minutes
*One amplitude for each frequency is being set. First set the amplitude for high-frequency
stimulation and when the stimulator after 3 seconds switches over to low-frequency stimulation,
set the amplitude for this frequency.