TENS currents are non-invasive and non-pharmacological, percutaneous nerve stimulation, based on the action of low-frequency impulse currents, close to the frequency of physiological currents. TENS does not treat the root cause of pain, but it does significantly reduce the perception of pain.

TENS electrotherapy( transcutaneous nerve stimulation ) stimulates the nervous system, which carries information regulating the body's work from the brain to all organs , tissues and cells.

TENS electrostimulation: what does it look like?

TENS devices for electrostimulation are small in size. To perform the procedure, at least two electrodes (one channel) are required to form a closed electrical circuit. TENS machines usually have two channels (4 electrodes in total), which allows for the stimulation of two different areas or one area, but in a way that gives greater confidence in the right stimulation.

The electrodes can be placed locally (in the pain area), paraspinal or at specific points (acupuncture or motor muscles and nerves).

TENS: types

The treatment may take shorter or longer, depending on the apparatus:

  • Traditional TENS - 30-90 minutes four times a day
  • Low frequency TENS, shock - for a maximum of 45 minutes twice a day or alternately for 30 minutes four times a day
  • HF TENS - for 15-20 minutes twice a day.

TENS operation

  • painkillers
  • decreased pain sensation (reducing the amount of signals sent by pain nerves to the cerebral cortex)
  • improvement of blood supply
  • dilate blood vessels
  • acceleration of bone union after fractures
  • cellulite reduction
  • anti-wrinkle
  • enhancing the release of endorphins into the bloodstream
  • improving your well-being

TENS: indications

  • postoperative pain
  • discopathy
  • headaches, migraines
  • osteoporosis pains
  • rheumatic diseases
  • neuropathy
  • skin ulcers
  • wounds
  • puffiness
  • warm-up in competitive sports
Worth knowing

Electrotherapy deals with symptomatic treatment of diseases, incl. the locomotor system ineurological therapy with the use of various types of therapeutic currents, in which direct currents, modulated medium-frequency currents, as well as low and medium-frequency impulse currents are used for treatment. Electrotherapeutic treatments relieve pain and improve the blood supply to tissues. They also accelerate the absorption of intra-articular edema and exudates.

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