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INTRODUCTION TO TENS
During the TENS treatment
If your muscles start to twitch, this may mean that the TENS signals are too strong or too
fast. If you cannot feel any tingling at all, this may mean that the signal is too weak or too
slow.
The electrodes should be removed at least once a day if the TENS treatment is used around
the clock. The skin under the electrodes must be checked to see if it is red or tender. The
skin should also be cleaned and dried while the electrodes are off. Apply lotion to your skin
where the electrodes were placed. The electrodes should be applied to a different area for
each new treatment. This will help prevent the skin from becoming red or sore.
TENS can be used for
TENS can be used to treat most types of pain where the cause has been determined
including:
• Arthritis
• Back Pain Post Herpetic
• Bruising Neuralgia
• Calf Strain
• Dead Leg
• Fibrositis Finger Pain
• Rheumatism
• Sciatica
• Headaches
• Migraines
• Shoulder Pain
• Sleeplessness
• Knee Pain
• Lumbago Muscle
• Stress
• Sports Injuries
• Tennis Elbow
• Neck Pain
• Neuralgia
• Osteoarthritis
