Tips, Techniques, and Step-by-Step Color Photos to Get the Most Out of Your TENS Unit Pain can hinder every aspect of your life, making even the simplest of tasks unbearable. Instead of endlessly ingesting only partially effective over-the-counter painkillers or turning to dangerously addictive opioids from your doctor, there is now a powerful at-home alternative solution: TENS. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) units can decrease acute and chronic pain while significantly reducing, or even eliminating, the need for medication. For beginners to more advanced users, this book has solutions for everyone. It offers not only an overview of how the units work, but also how to properly place the electrodes and how much power to use to get the best results for various injuries and ailments throughout the body, including: Upper and Lower Back Pain Neck and Shoulder Tightness Hamstring and Calf Strains Fibromyalgia Peripheral Neuropathy Tension Headaches

Abundant evidence indicates that TENS can be used effectively to alleviate certain pain syndromes. For patients suffering from chronic musculo-skeletal pain in particular, TENS offers an alternative means of pain management. This book addresses the need among physiotherapists for a practical manual on the application of this relatively new technique. Numerous illustrations provide guidelines for the choice of stimulation parameters, the selection of electrode positions, as well as other aspects related to technique. A brief introduction to the neurophysiological mechanisms of pain and the pain-relieving effects of TENS is also given. These special features make this comprehensive presentation of particular interest to physiotherapists and clinicians actively engaged in the management of patients suffering from pain.

An overview of current information concerning the pain relieving effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)--a technique that has proven to be highly effective in the treatment of chronic pain. Also provides a detailed account of the clinical use of TENS in a tertiary pain treatment unit--based on many years of practical experience. Includes coverage of important pain controlling systems, technical specifications of TENS equipment, some examples of pain conditions treated with TENS, suggestions for the efficient organization of a TENS treatment unit, and many other essential topics.

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) book provides guidance on how best to use TENS based on an evaluation of current research evidence, including how it works, and safe and appropriate clinical techniques for many conditions including chronic low back pain, osteoarthritis and cancer pain.

Provides an understanding of the neurophysiology of pain and its modulation as well as the principles underlying transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The text includes literature reviews from both an experimental and clinical perspective and clinical applications of TENS.

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a therapy that uses low-voltage electrical current for pain relief. TENS equipment can be purchased by the general public so that they can self-administer treatment. This book provides guidance on how best to use TENS.