Pericalm™ Instruction Manual
Continence Treatment Programmes
The parameters in the table are suggested parameters only and should be used as that.
Please refer to the ACA Notes on Good Practice or The Chartered Society of
Physiotherapy Guidelines, to view the most up to date neuromuscular electrical
stimulation parameters.
As a clinician, you may prefer to use your own parameters to treat patients and it is
then ideal for you to use the customisable programmes MEM1-3.
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6 Sequential phases:
Phase 1: 2Hz for 4 min,
Phase 2: 10Hz for 10 min,
Phase 3: 15Hz for 5 min,
Phase 4: 20Hz for 5 min,
Phase 5: 30Hz for 5 min,
Phase 6: 10Hz for 5 min
All phases are 5 seconds work, 5 seconds rest at 220 μS,
0.8 seconds ramp.
Programmes
Hz
PW
Ramp up Work
Rest
Overall
Rate
μS
time in
time in
time in
time in
seconds
seconds seconds seconds
PAIN RELIEF
2
175
1
Cont
Cont
25 min
PR
STRESS 1
30
200
1
5
5
25 min
STR1
STRESS 2
35
210
1
5
10
25 min
STR2
URGE
10
210
1
5
6
25 min
URGE
FREQUENCY/URGE 10
250
1
5
10
25 min
FURG
PELVIC FLOOR
WORK OUT AND
LACK OF
SENSITIVITY
(34 MIN)
PFW
CUSTOMISED
2 - 100 50 - 450 0.3 - 9.9
2 - 99
2 - 99
5 - 60
MEM 1
CUSTOMISED
2 - 100 50 - 450 0.3 - 9.9
2 - 99
2 - 99
5 - 60
MEM 2
CUSTOMISED
2 - 100 50 - 450 0.3 - 9.9
2 - 99
2 - 99
5 - 60
MEM 3
Pericalm™ Instruction Manual
Setting up the Customised Programmes MEM1-3
1.
Select MEM1 for a constant programme by pressing the PRG button
on the front panel.
2.
Hold down the SET button for three seconds to enter the setup menu.
The Hz symbol will flash.
3.
Press the A+ or A- button select the desired Rate (Hz) from 2 to 100 Hz.
4.
Press the SET button to select the Pulse width (μS). The μS symbol
will flash.
5.
Press the A+ or A- button to select the desired Pulse Width from
50 to 450 μS.
6.
Press the SET button to select the time. The MIN symbol will flash
and number of minutes will appear on the display.
7.
Press the A+ or A- button to select the desired time from 5 to 60 minutes.
8.
Press the SET button to select the work time in seconds WORK will
appear on the display. SEC symbol will flash.
9.
Press the A+ or A- button to select the desired work time from
2 to 99 seconds.
10.
Press the SET button to select the rest time in seconds REST will
appear on the display. SEC symbol will flash
11.
Press the A+ or A- button to select the desired rest time from
2 - 99 seconds.
12.
Press the SET button to select the ramp up time in seconds RAMP
will appear on the display. SEC symbol will flash
13.
Press the A+ or A- button to select the desired ramp time from
0.2 - 9.9 seconds.
14.
Pressing the SET button again will bring you back to the Rate setting.
15.
Press the PRG button to save the programme. Repeat the above
procedure to re-programme.
Note: You must press the PRG button before locking the unit.
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