TheraTouch® CX2/CX4/EX4
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ELECTROTHERAPY WARNINGS &
PRECAUTIONS:
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TENS therapy has not been established
for pain of central origin.
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This device is to be used as a
symptomatic treatment for pain and
has no curative value. Patients should be
cautioned and their activities regulated
if pain that would otherwise serve as a
protective mechanism is suppressed.
•
The long-term effects of chronic
electrical stimulation are unknown.
•
Safety has not been established for the
use of therapeutic electrical stimulation
during pregnancy.
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Stimulation should not be applied
over swollen, infected, or inflamed
areas of skin eruptions (e.g., phlebitis,
thrombophlebitis, varicose
veins, etc.).
ULTRASOUND WARNINGS:
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Ultrasound treatment presents a
potential safety hazard in patients
whose pain response has been
decreased because of disease, previous
surgery, ionizing radiation therapy,
chemotherapy, general or regional
anesthesia. It may cause burns.
DO NOT
use on insensitive areas or in
the presence of poor circulation.
•
Large thermal doses may result in
regions of thermal aseptic necrosis
which may not be apparent on
inspection of the skin.
•
Patients who have cardiac pacemakers
should be protected from
direct ultrasound exposure over the
thorax to protect the lead wires
and pacemaker from such exposure.
•
If a patient complains of periosteal pain
(deep, achy pain) during ultrasonic
treatment, TheraTouch® should be
reduced to a comfortable level.
•
Moving technique of the applicator
should be used when applying
therapeutic ultrasound at intensities
greater than 0.5 W/cm² to assure even
exposure of tissues to ultrasound.
•
Heating of the joint capsule in acute or
subacute arthritis should be avoided.
•
Additional precautions should be used
when ultrasound is used on
patients with the following conditions:
a.
Laminectomy, i.e., when major
covering tissues have been
removed
b.
Over anesthetic areas
c.
On patients with hemorrhagic
diathesis or bleeding disorders
•
Ultrasound should be routinely checked
before each use to determine that all
controls function normally. Especially if
the TheraTouch® does properly adjust
the ultrasonic power output in a stable
manner. Also, determine that the
treatment time control does actually
terminate ultrasonic power output when
the timer reaches zero.
•
Use the ultrasound applicator with care.
Inappropriate handling of the ultrasound
applicator may adversely affect its
characteristics.
•
Before each use, inspect the ultrasound
applicator for cracks, which may allow
conductive fluid to seep through.
•
Ultrasound therapy is not designed to
be water tight. Entrance of water or
liquid could cause malfunction
of internal components and therefore
create risk of severe injury to
the patient.
•
Any bleeding tendency is increased by
heating because of the increase in blood
flow and vascularity of the
heated tissues.
•
DO NOT
use a conductive medium with
an alcohol based content.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
