Performa
™
Professional Series
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ELECTROTHERAPY INDICATIONS* & CONTRAINDICATIONS
Indications for
TENS, EMS, NMS, NMS Burst, Russian (RUSS),
High Voltage Pulsed Current (HVPC), Interferential,
Pre-modulated Interferential and Microcurrent
waveforms:
• Pain relief of chronic intractable pain
• Pain associated with post-traumatic or postoperative
conditions
• Relaxation of muscle spasms
• Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy
• Increase local blood circulation
• Muscle re-education
• Maintaining or increasing range of motion
• Immediate post-surgical stimulation of calf muscles to
prevent venous thrombosis (do not stimulate calf muscle
simultaneously)
* Electrotherapy Indications are only applicable to the Performa
™
Stimul8, Combin8 Quattro & Duo only.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
• This device should not be used for symptomatic pain relief
unless etiology is established or unless a pain syndrome has
been diagnosed.
• This device should not be used on patients with demand-type
cardiac pacemakers.
• This device should not be used over cancerous lesions.
• Electrode placements that apply current to the carotid sinus
region (anterior neck) must be avoided.
• Electrode placements that apply current transcerebrally
(through the head) must be avoided.
• Electrode placements that apply current transthoracically
(the introduction of electrical current into the heart may cause
cardiac arrhythmias) must be avoided.
• Stimulation should not be applied over swollen, infected,
inflamed area or skin eruptions (e.g. phlebitis,
thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, etc.).
• Other contraindications are patients suspected of carrying
serious infectious disease and/or disease where it is
advisable, for general medical purposes, to suppress heat
or fevers.
• Safety has not been established for the use of therapeutic
electrical stimulation during pregnancy.
Intended Use
