TENS UNITS FOR PAIN
Pains
are of various kinds. Pains differ down to their causes and symptoms. Quite
similarly, there are techniques, exercises and medicines that can kill your
pain. There are preventions and cures in abundance around you. It is all about
selecting the right one.
TENS is
an obvious option that is used now widely as an alternative to painkilling
medications. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation simply known as TENS
is a treatment for pain basically through low-voltage electric current. It uses
a very small pocket size battery-operated machine. Two electrodes pass an electric
current to your skin. The electrodes are usually placed on the pain spot or at some
pressure point, generating a circuit of electric impulses that travel along
nerve fibers.
You are
required to wear the machine. The machine is closely attached through wires and
sticky pads that are stuck to your body. Very short electric waves are passed
to your body. As the electricity passes from the machine to your body, your nerves
get stimulated in the affected area that is followed by receiving signals in
your brain of blocking or reducing the feelings of acute pains.
This provides
an immediate comfort against pains. Various feedbacks and different reviews
prove this exercise a successful one. The complete process is simple, small and
essentially has no major side effects. Also this process of electric
stimulation of the nerves may help the body and goes one step ahead through
subsequently stimulating and producing natural painkillers called endorphins,
which may block the stimulation of pain. So you get a long term relief as a
byproduct.
You can
very easily handle and set the machine for different wavelengths and
frequencies to ensure a desired and smooth flow of electric current and for required
intensity of electrical current. A physical healer, instructor or a doctor
usually determines and sets these settings for you keeping in view your needs
and limitations. Later on, you can do TENS at home without really an instructor
yourself.
TENS machines
are widely used to get rid of different pains for various types of ailments. Mostly,
it is used to cure muscle, joint, or bone problems or for conditions such as
low back pain, neck pain. It is also used to relieve bursting pains like labor
pain as well as pains that occur due to different cancers. TENS provides very
good relief for various skin and irritation syndromes that have essentially no
other suitable treatment.
Across
the globe, scientists are continuously looking for gauging the effectiveness of
TENS machines and their future implications and effects. Of course, much
research is still required to assess the actual effect of using TENS. At
present, TENS machines are proving as a popular form of pain reliever. Like
other methods of cure, the outcome of TENS is variable and not constant for
each and every patient alike.
Like
any other electric machines, TENS machine also needs to be used with safety and
precautions. It is better if an expert be consulted before actually using the
machine yourself. Usually the other medical treatments go side by side and
therefore proper care must be taken to avoid complications.