Introduction - ProMed IT-6 User Manual

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with the square wave pattern allows direct work on muscle groupings. This is
being widely used in hospitals and sports clinics for the treatment of muscular
injuries and for the re-education of paralyzed muscles, to prevent atrophy in
affected muscles and improving muscle tone and blood circulation.
How does TENS work?
The EMS units send comfortable impulses through the skin that stimu-
late the nerves in the treatment area. When the muscle receives this
signal it contracts as if the brain has sent the signal itself. As the sig-
nal strength increases, the muscle flexes as in physical exercise. Then
when the pulse ceases, the muscle relaxes and the cycle is repeated.
The goal of electrical muscle stimulation is to achieve contractions or
vibrations in the muscles. Normal muscular activity is controlled by the cen-
tral and peripheral nervous systems, which transmit electrical signals to the
muscles. EMS works similarly but uses an external source (the stimulator)
with electrodes attached to the skin for transmitting electrical impulses into
the body. The impulses stimulate the nerves to send signals to a specifically
targeted muscle, which reacts by contracting, just as it does with normal
muscular activity.
Possible EMS application
Generally the Promed IT-6 shall be used for the following medical indica-
tions or the following complaints as a EMS unit for treatment:
• For relaxation of muscle spasm
• For increase of blood circulation
• For prevention of retardation of disuse atrophy
• For muscle re-education
What is INCONTINENCE?
Urinary incontinence, the involuntary loss of urine from the bladder, is a
problem for many people. There are many types of incontinence. Urina-
ry incontinence, which is divided into stress incontinence and urge incon-
tinence, and the faecal incontinence, in which the involuntary sphincter
cannot hold my bowels. The electrical stimulation through a vaginal
/ anal probe, or surface electrodes in some cases is a well-tolerated
treatment for urge, stress, and mixed incontinence and has shown the
positive results in improving bladder and bowel control of the patients.
Stress incontinence
Stress incontinence is urine loss by increased abdominal pressure on
the bladder which is caused during coughing, sneezing, laughing,
playing sports or lifting something heavy. Stress incontinence is the most
common form of incontinence which primarily affects the women.
Usually they occur if the perineal and pelvic muscles are weakened,
such as through pregnancy, childbirth and menopause.
Urge incontinence
Urge incontinence is a sudden, strong urge which is followed by an
immediate contraction of the bladder leading to an involuntary loss of
urine. Both men and women may be affected thereof, especially this
form of incontinence applies to the older people. A reason for this may
be a fault in the part of a nervous system, which controls the function of
the bladder.
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