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16.4 Electrode Pad Placement for Microcurrent
Pad positioning is NOT like TENS and is closer to Interferential.
The pads should be placed so that a straight line between them passes through the
problem area. This is different to TENS, where the aim is to stimulate the correct sensory
and motor nerves.
Since the body is three dimensional, this often means going from front to back, and side
to side. The four alternatives for headache below show how many possibilities there are:
There is no single correct placement, and the best position may vary from day to day.
WARNING: Positions 1 & 4 on the head must NOT be used in other MODES
One position for treatment of arm pain:
Microcurrent seems to work better if
you also treat the OPPOSITE side
of the body to where the pain is felt
(with the second pair of pads). Also try
connecting both sides of the body by
placing one pad at the site of the pain,
and the other on the opposite side (i.e.
left hand to right hand), for 10 mins.
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