Pain has the same effect on the individual regardless of his religion, culture, nationality, and other demographic factors taken into consideration. Anywhere on this globe when an individual suffers from any kind of pain either internal or external his first thought is to erase it as soon as possible. It might come to many as a surprise that, a major part of the medical practice is focused on either diminishing or completely eradicating the pain which the patient is going through. Therefore, many advancements have been made towards lessening and managing the pain sitting at home, one of those be the tens therapy machine.
As the name
sounds, ten therapy machine is medical equipment that is used to cure the pain
in different parts of the body. This machine mainly works on pain caused by the
tension created in the muscles or tissues of the individual. Different types of
pains like joint pain, neck pain due to some injury, back pain due to bad
posture, and many others can be treated with prescribed and careful use of tens therapy machine.
This machine is
compact and can be held in the palm, there are two chords which can further be
attached to two patches which need to be stuck on the area where the pain is
being felt by the individual. The machine is provided with controls like the
intensity of this signal to be sent, the pattern of the signal to be sent, and
the power button. The machine works on a simple principle of sending soft
electric signals to the pain inflicted area and there are relaxing the tissues
of the muscles which are the cause of pain. The electric signals are so soft
and patterned in different ways, it feels like the individual is been given
massage on the particular pain point.
But some
precautions need to be followed by the individual when using a tens therapy
machine.
- one should never use this machine anywhere near the heart; and in case of emergency, it should be done within the observation of an expert.
- the patches should not be used anywhere on the face or near the eyes because many sensitive muscles and tissues are present in these areas which might experience permanent damage due to the signals.
- the machine should not be used for long hours it is better if the individual takes the advice of the expert before using the machine at home.
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