Introduction; Pain Relief With Tens And Burst - Danmeter elpha ii 1000 Practical Manual

Introduction

This guide offers supplementary information to the general operation manual for ELPHA II
1000 TENS stimulator; it gives advice and recommendation to most frequent stimulation
occurrences within pain therapy. For detailed information and settings of the device, we advise
you to read the operation manual. We recommend getting a diagnosis before starting the
treatment.
The ELPHA II 1000 includes a pain stimulator with four programmes which are preset based on
recommendations from authorities within the field of electro therapy and well researched
through clinical studies. Thanks to the user-friendly design private persons, doctors and
physiotherapy clinics are using the ELPHA II 1000. Operating the ELPHA II 1000 is easy and
clean and the user can carry out the treatment as required, i.e. at the very moment the pain
occurs. And important: the treatment can be carried out at home.
On the last page of this guide you have the opportunity to write your own notes, your setting
and placement for electrodes.

Pain Relief with TENS and BURST

TENS = Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Pain therapy without taking drugs and without side effects.
TENS is a treatment method based on electrical stimulation of the nerve paths with the aim to
relieve pain or make the pain cease. The idea of TENS is, after having located the pain, to
place two electrodes on the skin, so that the electric current runs from one electrode to the
other and passes through the pain location.
Stimulating with TENS blocks the pain signal, which normally is being transmitted through the
nerves to the central nervous system, where the signal is registered as pain. The effect of the
treatment sets in promptly, when treatment is used locally.
When stimulating with BURST at low frequency and strong enough to achieve strong muscle
contractions in the stimulations area the pain relieving effect is achieved after approx. 30
minutes and with long cycle result.
People feeling pains and keep feeling pains are often victims of a self-increasing effect. One
example is muscle tension, following the wake of pain experience. If pain occurs in one area of
the body, the natural action is to flex the muscles to protect the aching area. However, when
muscles are being kept tense, they become sore and get painful. Pain tires and tiredness
makes it difficult to sustain pain. Chronic pain causes fear and depression, which increased the
pain experience. A vicious circle has started! Pain is difficult to get rid of, though the vicious
circle can be broken. As the ELPHA II 1000 can be used at home it is possible to relieve or
eliminate most of the pain symptoms, whenever they occur.
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