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POSSIBLE TENS APPLICATIONS
Generally the Promed EMT-4 shall be used for the following medical
indications or the following complaints as a TENS unit for treatment:
• For symptomatic relief of chronic intractable pain
• For post traumatic pain (acute pain occurring)
• For post surgical pain (pain caused by surgery)
It is imperative to consult a doctor BEFOREHAND in the
following cases:
• Prolonged pain symptoms despite therapy
• When using strong painkillers or local anesthesia
• Infectious diseases
• Circulation problems, thrombosis
• Impaired sensibility (numbness)
• Use with babies and infants
• Pregnancy
• Psychosis
• Bleeding tendency
• Cancer
• Extreme sensitivity to or fear of electricity
• Pacemaker
• Artificial joints or metal plates
TENS THERAPIE RECOMMENDATIONS
Therapy goal
Frequency
Skin stimulation
approx. 50 Hz
Analgesia
(pain relief)
approx. 50–180 Hz
Detoning
(relaxing, loosening) approx. 100–120 Hz
Trophic
(tissue nutrition)
approx. 100–120 Hz
Indications:
- for symptomatic relief of chronic intractable pain
- for post traumatic pain (acute pain occurring)
- for post surgical pain (pain caused by surgery)
Alternative
approx. 1–4 Hz
approx. 2–4 Hz
approx. 2–8 Hz