Modern-day city life has become quite sedentary where people in offices spend most of their time sitting in a chair and looking at a computer screen. Most of the time the average worker is not even aware that their posture is not just wrong but harmful.
Wrong sitting and walking
postures and the constant sitting in a chair that is not exactly ergonomic can
lead to chronic back pain. On the other hand, back pain can also happen due to
muscular or spinal injury, arthritis or slipped disc. All these conditions can
cause a lot of pain which may be unbearable and force the patient to take oral
or injectable pain killers.
Pain killers have long-term
ill effects on the health of the patient. This is the reason that doctors
advise using exercise and other methods for the problem. However, if the
problem is chronic then exercise with a physiotherapist will also take time to
have an effect. Despite physiotherapy, some pain may persist and hinder the
patient’s lifestyle.
This is where TENS treatment for back pain
comes into the picture. The full form of TENS is – Transcutaneous Electrical
Nerve Stimulation. This treatment works on the principle that if a measured low-intensity
current is sent into the body to the painful area, then the electric pulse will
numb the nerves in that area.
As a result, the patient
will not feel the pain because the nerves will not send the pain signals to the
brain. At the same time, the stimulation of the nerves causes the secretion of
natural pain killers in the body known as endorphins which reduces the feeling
of pain.
Using a TENS machine is very easy, but just like with
other problems related to the medical field, you should take a doctor’s advice
before using TENS treatment for back pain. You should also learn how to use the
machine properly so that you get the maximum benefit from it.
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