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4.4 PROGRAMME B
You should stay in programme A as long as
possible, but when your contractions intensify
and become more frequent you can progress to
programme B.
Do this by pressing the ‘Prog’ button. The LCD
screen will display ‘B01’.
To avoid discomfort with the change in programme, the set intensity will
drop by half.
Press and release the INTENSITY ▲ BUTTON until you
reach a comfortable intensity setting.
Again there are two modes.
The second mode is triggered by pressing the ‘Boost’ button when you
experience a strong contraction. This mode provides a constant tingling
sensation. When the contraction passes press the ‘Boost’ button once
more and your
mamaTENS
unit will change back to mode B1.
Programme B provides you with a stimulation pattern which is set to
block the heightened pain which you may suffer.
You will feel that the stimulation in the higher set of pads (which have
been placed just below your bra line) is stronger than the lower set
of pads (at the bottom of your back): this is intentional and part of the
therapy. As the contractions become more intense and closer together,
increase the intensity.
If the lower electrodes feel stronger than the upper ones
then the leads have probably been incorrectly inserted into
the
mamaTENS
. To correct this, change over the leads, and
reset the intensity.
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NOTE
4.5 PROGRAMME C
If you find programmes A and B do not meet your needs for pain relief there is
a third programme C, which provides a higher level of pain relief.
Press the ‘Prog’ button again and this will take you to programme C
which will be displayed on the screen as ‘C01’.
To avoid discomfort with the change in programme, the set intensity will
drop by half.
Press and release the INTENSITY ▲ BUTTON until you
reach a comfortable intensity setting.
Again there are two modes.
However this time mode C1 is continuous. Mode C2 ramps the power or
level of intensity during the final contractions.
In between contractions use the INTENSITY
▲ & ▼ BUTTONS
until
you reach a comfortable level.
When you experience a contraction just press the ‘Boost’ button down
and HOLD IT.
The intensity will increase until you release the ‘Boost’ button
because the
intensity became too much to bear,
at which point the intensity will drop
rapidly and return to the background setting you pre-selected. As it falls,
you can press and hold the ‘Boost’ button again to keep the intensity at a
fixed level to the end of your contraction.
In MODE C2 RAMP the intensity goes up to 60.
This is a very natural way for you to control your pain as you rapidly increase
and decrease the intensity to match the strength
of your contractions.
HOLD
RELEASE
STRENGTH
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