Archive For The “Electrotherapy” Category
Electrotherapy units, like TENS units, can be quite expensive if you just go to your nearest medical equipment supplier and ask for it. And if you are one of those amateur buyers who know very little about electrotherapy units, chances are that you will end up buying a poor quality product at an exorbitant price. [...]
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation unit, or a TENS unit, works on the cells around the painful area on the body in order to activate them through electrical stimulation. The low current released by the TENS electrodes creates the environment for the production of endorphins, which block the pain fibers. Periodic use of TENS on the [...]
A TENS unit is an essential equipment you’ll commonly find in every physical therapy center. The low level electric current is released through the TENS electrodes straight on to the body part experiencing pain. For instance, pain on the shoulder, arms, legs, back, knee, arthritis, post-surgery, post-amputation, etc. can be effectively treated with the help [...]
Muscle Stimulator is an excellent device for rehabilitation, especially in case of injury or surgery, like knee replacement. The working of a muscle stimulator is quite simple. It passes mild electric current through the muscle that requires to be strengthened, which in turn, leads to moderate contraction of the muscle that helps in activating the [...]
An electronic muscle stimulator is precisely what its name suggests. It is a medical device powered by batteries and is mostly used as rehabilitation equipment for the purposes of stimulating weak and painful muscles. It works by sending low voltage electric impulses directly on to the muscles via electrodes; thus, making muscles contract and relax. [...]
What is a TENS Unit? A Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (or TENS) Unit is a portable device, which acts as a hub for transmitting electric current through to the TENS electrodes and finally, to the nerves surrounding the affected area. TENS unit performs the all important task of sending just the right amount of electric [...]
What are TENS Unit Electrodes? Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (or TENS) electrodes form an integral part of the TENS unit commonly used by physiotherapists for pain management. As an essential component of electrotherapy, TENS is one of the most relied modes of treatment to provide relief to the patients suffering from arthritic or muscular pain. [...]
What is a Muscle Stimulator? A Muscle Stimulator is not very dissimilar to the TENS, except that a muscle stimulator relies on the contraction of muscles to relieve the pain, while TENS uses nerve stimulation for pain relief. A muscle stimulator is a device used to provide relief to the patients suffering from different painful [...]
What is Electrotherapy? Electrotherapy is a medical procedure that uses electric currents to treat different conditions. The electric currents are delivered to the affected body part using different techniques, like infrared rays, ultra sonic rays and even direct application of varying levels of electric current. The procedure may seem a bit traumatic. However, far from [...]
What is an Electronic Muscle Stimulator? An Electronic Muscle Stimulator is a medical device that uses low electrical currents to provide stimulation to the muscles. These currents are not strong enough to cause damage to the nerves or muscles, but still are strong enough to stimulate the target muscles and provide relief from pain and [...]
