Complaints about low back-pains are dramatically increasing over the years. This may be because of the hefty workloads, pressures, tensions, and the fast pace life of the world we live in. Although Transcutaneous electrical nerve system or TENS muscle stimulator has been introduced to people more than 30 years ago, its effectiveness until today is still being disputed.
However, despite the many speculations that arise there are still many who claims the effectiveness of this device in treating back-pains. TENS machines deals with atrocious and debilitating pains that people experiences by stimulating the nerves and the muscles of the affected areas. Moreover, this machine focuses in addressing chronic pain conditions, osteoarthritis, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other postoperative pains.
How does this work?
The pads are placed near the nerve or on the patient's skin particularly on the affected area. The machine will then send an electrical impulse through the electrodes and then to the unit pads and unto the skin. The impulse that travels through the nerve beneath the skin is painless. Although for several days, you can feel a tingling effect which is beneficial in eliminating a substantial amount of pain experienced by some patients.
The concept of this electrical stimulation has long been used by our ancestor's way back since ancient Greece. They would stand near the seashore where the electric fish abounds to alleviate different type of pains. Benjamin Franklin is one of the supporters of this idea to use electrical impulses in treating headaches and other ailments.
The good thing about this is that more and more devices has evolved today and is much easier to get access than before. Several innovations such as electronic muscle stim, TENS and electro-acupuncture, EMS, and many more have been successfully engineered by manufacturers.
You may opt to seek a medical professional for treatment using TENS but because of the facile accessibility of portable transcutaneous electrical nerve system, families and patients prefer to have their own machine at home. The smaller Empi TENS can be prescribed by their physicians. After undergoing training on how to use the unit and the proper placement of the pads, they can already administer the treatment by themselves at home. This is particularly beneficial to patients who frequently experience chronic back pain malady and may need to use this regularly.
The advancement of technology gave patients wider opportunity in treating lower back pains. Discover the efficacy of using TENS muscle stimulator in relieving chronic back pains today and enjoy a pain-free life from now on.
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