Programme 9: Muscle Strengthening Symptom: Prevention Of Muscular Atrophy – Muscle Strengthening - schwa-medico TENStemeco basic Instruction Manual And Users Manual

GA-TENStem eco basic - Engl. 09.05.2006 10:31 Uhr Seite 10
10
TENStem eco basic INSTRUCTION MANUAL
than the standard low frequency stimulation at 2 Hz (2 pulses per
second).
Placing the electrodes: Place the electrodes (2 or 4 depending on
the extent of the painful area) directly on the painful area - please
refer to the photos of the electrode placing on page 13.
Programme 8: Stimulation by frequency modulation
Symptoms: acute nerve or joint pain (To be used alternately with
programme 1 or 2)
Programme 8 is used to avoid becoming accustomed to program-
mes 1 and 2: When you feel that the analgesic effects of
Programmes 1 and 2 are reducing, alternate the use of these pro-
grammes with programme 8 so that your body does not become
accustomed to constant stimulation of the same type.
Placing the electrodes: Place the electrodes (2 or 4 depending on
the extent of the painful area) directly on the painful area - please
refer to the photos of the electrode placing on page 13.
Programme 9: Muscle strengthening
Symptoms: Prevention of muscular atrophy – muscle strengthening
This programme is used on the muscles when they are immobili-
sed in order to prevent muscle wastage (muscle maintenance) or
on atrophied muscles (that have lost their volume) in order to
regain their initial volume. In this case, do not exceed one session
daily for the first month. If you notice stiffness in the muscle after
stimulation it, follow programme 8 with programme 2 using a low
intensity (light pulses).
You can also use programme 9 to strengthen a healthy muscle (not
atrophied), simply to strengthen it.
Placing the electrodes: Place the electrodes (2 or 4 depending on
the size of the muscle) directly on the muscle extremities as shown
in the photo guide to placing the electrodes on page 16, 17.
Programme 10: Slow analgesic massage by dynamic Gate Control
Symptoms: Especially for acute back pain – lower back pain and
lumbosciatalgia – joint pain
This programme is particularly effective for para-vertebral (along
the vertebral column) pain. The effect of the movement and the
massage improves the comfort of the stimulation. In addition the
effect of becoming accustomed is very limited due to this stimula-
tion in to and fro movements. This stimulation is the most similar to
the natural analgesic manual rubbing that everybody knows very