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TENS stands for "transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation." This is a pain management technique in which small electrodes are placed on the skin and used to administer low intensity, rapid electrical pulses. The electricity is thought to block the pain signals pathways traveling to your brain and also to cause your body to reduce your pain by releasing chemicals called endorphins. The pulses, if slow and strong enough, can cause noticeable, involuntary muscular flexing, "contracting and relaxing." The faster pulses can be more like rubbing/quivering. Whether it is effective or not for pain management is currently under scientific study, but some people report that it helps reduce their pains.<ref name="rf1">http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/tens/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref> It is important you understand where it is safe to use the electrodes on your body and when you should avoid using TENS at all (like if you have a heart pacemaker, defibrillator or heart monitoring device). | TENS stands for "transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation." This is a pain management technique in which small electrodes are placed on the skin and used to administer low intensity, rapid electrical pulses. The electricity is thought to block the pain signals pathways traveling to your brain and also to cause your body to reduce your pain by releasing chemicals called endorphins. The pulses, if slow and strong enough, can cause noticeable, involuntary muscular flexing, "contracting and relaxing." The faster pulses can be more like rubbing/quivering. Whether it is effective or not for pain management is currently under scientific study, but some people report that it helps reduce their pains.<ref name="rf1">http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/tens/Pages/Introduction.aspx</ref> It is important you understand where it is safe to use the electrodes on your body and when you should avoid using TENS at all (like if you have a heart pacemaker, defibrillator or heart monitoring device). | ||
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#* Relaxation techniques. Depending upon what the cause of your pain is, you may be able to use TENS simultaneously with relaxation techniques like meditation, deep breathing, visualizing calming images or yoga. | #* Relaxation techniques. Depending upon what the cause of your pain is, you may be able to use TENS simultaneously with relaxation techniques like meditation, deep breathing, visualizing calming images or yoga. | ||
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{{Video:Place Electrodes for a Tens Unit|Discussing the logic for where to put self adhering, reusable tens electrodes for a tens unit, or PGS unit, or interferential unit so a patient can understand how the electrodes work with the e-stimulation (estim) unit to provide pain relief. This does not explain muscle building using estim. | {{Video:Place Electrodes for a Tens Unit|Discussing the logic for where to put self adhering, reusable tens electrodes for a tens unit, or PGS unit, or interferential unit so a patient can understand how the electrodes work with the e-stimulation (estim) unit to provide pain relief. This does not explain muscle building using estim. | ||
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