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Like all pain management techniques, TENS works
to a different extent for different people. Research around
the world has continually shown TENS gives good to excellent
pain relief in 80 - 90% of cases. If, in using your BioStim® TENS,
you have so far not achieved good relief it may mean you are
in that percentage of people for whom TENS has limited results.
However, follow the suggestions given here to ensure the effectiveness
of treatment is maximised for you.
1. Some people get great results the first time they
use their BioStim® TENS. Others need to try it over a period
of a few days before they can find the settings that work best
for them to maximise effectiveness.
2. Try turning the intensity up a bit higher. At higher
intensities the impulses spread out more in your body, stimulating
more nerves, and giving better pain relief. If the stimulation
is uncomfortable - turn it down a bit.
3. Are you using it long enough? Don't be surprised
if the best results are obtained when using TENS three times
per day - just like taking a regualar dose of oral pain killers.
In this way, the endorphins,
are maintained at level more conducive to experiencing less
pain.
4. Remember that TENS is not a cure for the condition
causing your pain. It can, for instance, reduce your lower
back pain - thereby allowing you to get on with the things
you want to do. And it can speed the rate at which muscle and
ligament injuries heal. But as a general rule, BioStim® TENS
is not a cure for most conditions.
5. BioStim® TENS is not a magic fix, and so will
not make your pain "disappear". It is a health care
treatment for use in pain mangement. For some people with particularly
severe pain, the best they can expect from their TENS is that
it will 'dull' the pain, or 'take away its edge'. For many
of these people, this alone is a great benefit.
6. Many health professionals can give invaluable advice
on TENS. Often the best results are obtained with ongoing medical
assessment and advice.
7. There are, of course, other treatments that can
be used in conjunction with BioStim® TENS. It is possible
that your overall treatment can be greatly enhanced if TENS
therapy is combined with other treatments and therapies.
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