TENS Use Post-Surgery

After surgery TENS is especially effective in treating mild to moderate discomfort however is not productive in treating severe discomfort. There have actually been useful results in employing it for myofacial and lower back pain. It has been useful in treating diabetic neuropathy, urge incontinence and angina pecoria. For regaining motor function in stroke patients & to help with nausea in patients in chemotherapy it has been effective.

The carryover, or residual, pain relief is lasting for days/weeks & apparently is changing the underlying chemical composition of pain stimulus so the treatment is becoming curative, not treating the symptom of pain. Interferential patients are needing only 4 - 8 electrodes per month as a result of the infrequent use & this is saving discomfort patients & insurance companies sufficient to justify the further cost of the interferential unit up front, however not as costly as continuous operation of a tens unit.

There are three standard setting possibilities used that include conventional, acupuncture-like and pulsed. With the conventional setting it uses a high frequency and low setting of intensity. The duration of the pulse is brief. Discomfort relief is productive while the device is on nevertheless pain returns when it's off. Patients will leave the electrodes on all day and turn them on in 30 minute intervals. In some patients the effects can last beyond the stimulus intervals. The acupuncture-like setting delivers a low frequency high intensity stimulus. It might be uncomfortable and quite a few patients cannot tolerate it, it is used when the conventional system will not work. Pulsed uses low intensity firing in high frequency bursts.

The success rate of this certain process was confirmed ages ago. Pain caused by- Back, shoulder & neck strains, ankle, and knee & elbow joint discomfort, muscle sprains and strains, will be relieved after undergoing the therapy. The entire duration of the treatment will perpetually depends upon the patients' condition. However, post operative patients are also suggested to receive this therapy for a matter of days in the hospital. For individuals that are at home, discomfort management with the use of this technique can also be considered provided there's a trained caregiver who will help the patient throughout the entire procedure.