Warnings And Safety Guidelines; Safety Measures - Therabody POWERDOT M2 Instruction Manual

WARNINGS AND
SAFETY GUIDELINES
COUNTERINDICATIONS
N E VER use PowerDot without your
physician's approval if you have ANY of the
following:
• Cardiac stimulator (pacemaker),
implanted defibrillator or other
implanted metallic or electronic device.
Such use could cause electric shock,
burns, electrical interference, or death.
• Epilepsy
• Cancer or cancerous lesions
• Any heart problem or condition
• Pregnancy
• Abdominal or inguinal hernia

SAFETY MEASURES

• Do not recharge PowerDot when it is
attached to electrodes or any part of
your body.
• Do not apply near the area of an implant,
such as cochlear implants, pacemakers,
electrical or skeletal anchorage implants
or any other active implanted or body
worn devices. Such use could cause
electric shock, burns, implantable/
body worn device malfunction due to
electrical interference, or death.
• Do not apply near metal. Remove
jewelry, body piercings, belt buckles or
any other removable metallic product or
device in the area of stimulation.
• If pregnant, do not place electrodes
directly over the uterus or connect
pairs of electrodes across the
abdomen.
• Do not use PowerDot in water (bath,
shower, pool, etc.) or in a humid
atmosphere (sauna, hydrotherapy, etc.).
• Do not use PowerDot in an oxygen-rich
atmosphere, such as operating rooms.
• Do not connect pods, leads, or pads to
any other objects.
• During a PowerDot session, do not
disconnect electrodes when running.
Stop the session first.
• Do not use the PowerDot while driving,
operating machinery, cycling or
during any activity in which electrical
stimulation can put you at risk of injury.
• Do not apply while sleeping.
• Do not allow movement resulting from
muscular contraction during a session.
You should try to always stimulate
muscles in an isometric way; this means
that the extremities of the limb in which
a muscle is being stimulated must
be firmly fixed, so as to prevent any
movement resulting from contraction.
• Keep PowerDot device and its
accessories out of reach of children and
pets. Do not allow any foreign objects
(soil, water, metal, etc.) to get into any
part of the device.
• Sudden temperature changes can cause
condensation to build up inside the
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