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5. HOW POCKET PAIN PRO WORKS
What is it?
The OMRON Pocket Pain Pro is a portable device that relieves chronic, acute* and arthritic
pain through the pain relief of TENS.
It is designed to reduce and relieve muscle and joint pain,
stiffness and numbness in the back, arms, legs, shoulder and foot by applying electrical nerve
stimulation to the surface of the skin near the site of the pain.
Any of the modes can safely be used
on body parts or pains described in this manual or the Quick Start Guide/Pad Placement
Guide.
This device can be used in conjunction with any other pain treatment or medication.
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) has been used for over 40 years by medical
professionals such as physical therapists and chiropractors.
* Acute pain refers to sore or achy muscles due to strain from exercise or normal household
and work activities
How does it work?
Scientific theory suggests that electrical stimulation therapy may work in several ways:
1. The gentle electrical pulses move through the skin to nearby nerves to block or shut out
the pain message from ever reaching the brain from the source of the pain.
2. The gentle electrical pulses increase the production of the body’s natural pain killer,
such as endorphins.
3. The electrical stimulation improves blood circulation. Muscles contract and relax with
the flow of the electrical stimulation. With repeated contracting and relaxing, the blood
flows in and out and the blood circulation is improved.
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