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Moreover, remember that pain is a SIGN: consult a doctor to identify the
medical condition before using MIO-CARE!
TENS, an acronym standing for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, is a
therapeutic technique mainly used for analgesic purposes to counter the effects
(usually pain) of a wide variety of medical conditions. For this purpose, it finds
application in treating everyday ailments troubling mankind: neck pain, arthrosis,
myalgia, neuritis, back pain, periarthritis, heaviness in legs, muscle weakness, just
to mention a few.
On an academic level, TENS can be divided into various categories according to
the mechanism used to reduce the pain. The main types are: conventional TENS
(or fast analgesic), training TENS (or delayed analgesic), which is similar to the
effect of the electro acupuncture, TENS at maximum values with antidromic
action and consequently an immediate local anaesthetic effect.
The rehabilitative action of TENS is represented by its power to reduce pain
thereby restoring physiological conditions; most of the time this allows the
patient to regain normal motor function. Consider a patient suffering from
irritating periarthritis; the patient usually resorts to use analgesics or learns to
live with the pain, which often makes even the simplest movements impossible.
Immobility reduces metabolic activity making it impossible to eliminate allogenic
substances. So, a vicious circle begins. In addition to relieving pain, TENS causes
induce muscle stimulation increasing metabolic activity and blood flow and
improving tissue oxygenation with an intake of nutritional substances. Therefore,
the positive effect can be amplified by combining TENS with muscle stimulation
of the area concerned.
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