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number of applications is not defined; the program can be used to reduce
pain.
Session duration: 20 minutes.
Electrodes' positioning: Figure from 25 to 33 of the Positions manual; do not
position the electrodes close to inflamed areas.
Intensity: to be adjusted between the perception threshold and slight
discomfort.
TENS 9 • Muscle relaxant (medical program)
Program used to speed up the recovery of muscle function after intense
training or strain from work; the effect is immediate. Two treatments per day
for three or four days are recommended.
Session duration: 30 minutes.
Electrode's positioning: Figure from 01 to 28 of the Positions manual.
Intensity: to be adjusted in order to have a moderate muscle solecitation.
TENS 10 • Hand and wrist pain (medical program)
This program is suitable for all types of hand and wrist pain: aching caused by
strains, arthritis in the hand, carpal tunnel syndrome, etc. A combination of
various types of square-wave impulses has a general analgesic effect on the
area to be treated, in fact impulses at different frequencies stimulate
different sized nerve fibres promoting an inhibitory action at spinal level.
Session duration: 30 minutes.
Posizione elettrodi: form a square above the area to be trated as shown in
Figure 1.
Intensity: to be adjusted between the threshold of perception and pain,
without causing muscle contraction.
TENS 11 • Plantar stimulation (medical program)
This program has a relaxing and draining effect on the stimulated limb. It is
ideal for people suffering from a sense of "heaviness in the legs".
Session duration: 30 minutes.
Electrodes' positioning: 2 electrodes on the sole of the foot (one positive, the
other negative), one close to the toes and the other under the heel.
Intensity: just a little bit over the perception threshold.
TENS 12 • Epicondylitis (medical program)
Also known as "tennis elbow", it is an insertional tendinopathy concerning
insertion of the elbow bone into the epicondylar muscles, those enabling
finger and wrist extension (bending backwards).
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