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of light flickering behind closed eyes. It is important to keep this sensing at
the same level during the whole procedure, and avoid too strong reaction. If
necessary current intensity may be adjusted.
In case when a therapeutic effect after first TES sessions was detected,
all further procedures should be carried out under the same value of current
intensity that provided it. Further increase of current is optional.
Starting from the 2
nd
procedure standard duration can be extended for
up to 30 min (controlled by the in-built timer, stops automatically). TES
therapy can be applied once a day or every other day. In case of severe
pain syndromes it is possible to perform TES sessions twice a day (up to 3
times a day) with 6-12 hours interval until pain symptoms are relieved.
Usually, positive effect is obtained after the second TES-procedure. In
case pain syndrome is not managed after 5-6 sessions TES-therapy should
be stopped, and patient must be further examined to verify or correct
diagnosis as well as indications for use. Consult to your attending physician.
It is recommended that after each procedure patient has a rest for 15–
20 min., especially for those who have unstable blood pressure. In
addition, for these patients gently massage jugular area of the neck.
Standard course contains 6–12 sessions. If necessary it can be repeated
in 2–3 months. However, in case of new indications for use or diseases a
new course may be performed in
2–3
weeks. For treatment of acute
diseases or relapses of chronic cases TES-therapy must be applied until
main symptoms will be eliminated, meaning that it may be shortened only for
up to 4-6 procedures. In case of chronic smoldering course of pathology
(remission stage) TES therapy after the first session may be repeated in 3-4
months, for up to three times a year. Total number of TES sessions is
prescribed by a physician, but usually it should not exceed more than 50-60
procedures a year.
Combination of TES-therapy with other therapeutic approaches
TES sessions are well combined with traditional therapeutic methods:
medicated, physiotherapeutic, balneological, manual therapy etc. It is
well combined virtually with all medicines. Due to the intrinsic mode of
action TES therapy allows to significantly reduce usage of drugs or
completely avoid them, in particular, analgetic, antidepressant drugs,
immunomodulators, hormonal medicines etc. However, such changes in
prescribed medications must be authorized and supervised by
physician only. Because of identical mode of action it is useless to
simultaneously apply TES therapy together with acupuncture. Acupuncture
may be applied before or after TES sessions as an additional therapeutic
approach to strengthen effect from treatment.
TES-therapy can be well combined with psychotherapy. Moreover, both Of
them can compliment each other and potentiate therapeutic effect.
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Due to this additive effect an audio session with music-and-linguistic
persuasion was developed (CD-disk is enclosed to Standard Set).
Audio session may be listened simultaneously with TES-therapy or
separately as a complimentary means of psychotherapy.
Recommendations on diet
It is well-known that virtually any kind of therapy is accompanied with
a specific balanced diet. The same is true for healthy people. Due to the
fact that TES-therapy improves patient’s metabolism it is very important
to eat a healthy diet, containing nutrients of sufficient quantity and
quality.
The most obvious signs of unhealthy diet are overweight or apparent
underweight. Usually overweight represents a consequence of the
ongoing stress situations, which are offset by excessive food
consumption in order to get some satisfaction from meal or alcohol.
However, it does not remove a cause of stress, but instead they gain
extra kilos weight that brings new problems.
Additionally, hearts works harder, and it can not as easy as before to
pump out blood through the enlarged vascular network, which is getting
clogged with cholesterol. Musculoskeletal system experiences increased
loads, often becoming overworked. Gut suffers from incomplete depletion,
as an extra amount of food exceeds its capacity. Eventually it leads to
deposition of intestinal waste inside it that facilitates growth of harmful
toxin-producing microorganisms.
As a result, people with imbalanced diet suffer from increased
tiredness, soreness, ending up with premature aging and failures of
different functional systems. Moreover, frequently condition is deteriorated
with self-treatment when patients take tablets, pills etc. basing only on
commercials. Thus, such unhealthy conditions substantially obstruct normal
functioning of the body.
On the contrary, it is well known that healthy diet contributes much to
strengthen body and help it to manage with numerous challenges of
environment.
Here we refer to brief recommendations on healthy diet which may not
only avoid consequences linked to overweight, but increase efficacy of
TES-therapy as well.
R e c o m m e n d e d f o o d t h a t f a c i l i t a t e s t o i n c r e a s e d
e n d o r p h i n r e l e a s e d u r i n g T E S - t h e r a p y :
– Farmer cheese, fermented milk products;
– Food enriched in vegetable protein (soybean, rice, legumes) and
animal protein (hen, veal, lean fish);
