Instructions On Use For Two Patients; Indications For Use Of Electrotherapy; Wave Programs - I-Tech PHYSIO 4 User Manual

Press the OK button twice consecutively to stop the program.

Instructions on use for two patients

1. Turn on I-TECH PHYSIO 4/EMG by pressing the ON/OFF button on
the small rear panel of the device.
2. Select the two patient mode and press the OK key to confirm.
3. Next, select the program required for patient 1 following the
instructions above.
4. Press key 2 to set the program and make the relative adjustments
for patient 2.
During therapy, it is possible to switch between patient 1 and patient 2 at any
time by pressing key 1 or 2 on the keyboard.
ATTENTION: In this mode, the cable recognition by software does
not take place, be particularly careful when using the correct cables
for each type of program (see Figure 1 - Cable type).

Indications for use of electrotherapy

Wave programs

ATTENTION! It must be remembered that an electronic stimulator
is a very effective analgesic instrument and that pain can indicate
various types of medical condition. Most of the programs
described in this section are analgesic. You are advised to read the
ENTIRE manual carefully before using I-TECH PHYSIO 4/EMG.
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 scan where
the stimulation parameters are changed during the treatment, TENS at
maximum values with antidromic action and consequently an immediate
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