Use Of The Empi Phoenix Thigh Garment; Stimulation Positions; Adjusting Stimulation Energies - Empi Phoenix Manual De Usuario

6.4.1 Use of the Phoenix Thigh Garment
The Empi Phoenix Thigh Garment can be used as an accessory to help you position and hold the electrodes in place for the
Disuse Atrophy (P1) and Reinforcement (P2) programs. Please refer to the Empi Phoenix Garment User Manual for proper
use of the Empi Phoenix Thigh Garment with the Empi Phoenix device.

6.5 Stimulation Positions

Your body position during therapy will vary depending on the position of the electrodes, the muscle group you wish
to stimulate, and the program you are using. Follow your clinician's instructions for body positioning. One commonly
recommended position for Disuse Atrophy and Reinforcement (P1 and P2) programs for knee treatments is to be seated with
your foot flat on the floor and your knee at a 90 degree angle to allow for isometric contractions. For P1 (Disuse Atrophy) and
P2 (Reinforcement) programs, you should normally stimulate isometrically; this means that the extremities of the limb in which
a muscle is being stimulated must be firmly fixed to prevent the movement that results from the muscle contraction. Consult
your clinician for use of the device together with movements. For TENS and Edema programs (P3 and P4) position yourself
as comfortably as possible.
Never carry out an initial stimulation session on a person who is standing. The first five minutes of
Precaution:
stimulation must always be performed on a person who is sitting or lying down. In rare instances, people of a nervous
disposition may experience a vasovagal reaction. This reaction is connected with fear of the muscle stimulation as
well as surprise at seeing one of their muscles contract without having intentionally contracted it themselves. A vasovagal
reaction causes heart to slow down and blood pressure to drop, which can make you feel weak and faint. If this does occur,
stop the stimulation and lie down with the legs raised until the feeling of weakness disappears (5 to 10 minutes).

6.6 Adjusting Stimulation Energies

When using the Disuse Atrophy and Reinforcement programs, the benefits of therapy are improved as the electrical intensity
increases. Unless you have instructions from your clinician otherwise, you should increase the intensity of the Disuse Atrophy
(P1) and Reinforcement (P2) programs until you get a strong muscle contraction. Please follow the Safety Information advice
in Section 4 to avoid injury.
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