TensCare Sports TENS 2, Instructions For Use Manual

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7.2 EMS PROGRAMMES
First select MODE 1, II, or III
Use MODE I for small muscles like the face and hands
Use MODE II for medium sized muscles like arms and feet
Use Mode III for large muscles like thighs, buttocks, and abdomen
All EMS programmes include a WARM Up, TRAIN, and COOL Down phase.
During the TRAIN phase stimulation alternatives between Work
– when the muscles are contracted -
and Active Rest, with low frequency stimulation to promote metabolite clearance and delay fatigue.
Each Work contraction starts and finishes with a gradual change in intensity
– called a Ramp
1. All preset TRAIN phases have Ramp up 1.5s, Ramp Down 0.75s.
2. All WARM phases are 6Hz at same PW as Work phase
3. All COOL phases are 3Hz at same PW as Work phase
4. All Active Rest phases have Ramp up 0.5s, Ramp down 0.5s.
5. All Active Rest phases are at 4 Hz, 200uS
Manual settings:
1. All WARM phases are 6Hz at same PW as set PW
2. All COOL phases are 3Hz at same PW as set PW
At first use of a Manual programme the default values are shown.
The Warning triangle is displayed if Rest period is less than
Rest Time=Work Time*(WorkHz-16.66)/16.66 seconds
This is because muscle fibres can only activate a limited number of times a minute (about
1000) without becoming fatigued.
Using the EMS Programmes
EMS can be used for a wide range of sports and medical applications, and the application can get
very complicated. The Sports TENS programmes have been designed to simplify this as much as
possible. You can use the manual programmes if you want to modify the settings, or to experiment
with completely different ones. Some of the ways you can use the programmes are shown below.