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CHAPTER 3 : WARNINGS
1.
Caution should be used in applying TENS to patients suspected of
having heart disease. Further clinical data is needed to show there are no
adverse results.
2.
The safety of TENS devices for use during pregnancy or birth has not
been established.
Do not use TENS during pregnancy.
3.
TENS is not effective for pain of central origin. (This includes headache.)
4.
TENS devices should be used only under the continued supervision of a
physician.
5.
TENS devices have no curative value.
6.
TENS is a symptomatic treatment and as such suppresses the
sensation of pain which would otherwise serve as a protective
mechanism.
7.
Electronic monitoring equipment (such as ECG monitors and ECG
alarms) may not operate properly when TENS stimulation is in use.
8.
There should be a prominently placed statement warning that stimulus
delivered by this device may be sufficient to cause electrocution.
Electrical current of this magnitude must not flow through the thorax
because it may cause a cardiac arrhythmia.
9.
Do not place electrodes on the front of the throat as spasm of the
Laryngeal and Pharyngeal muscle may occur.
10.
Electrodes should not be placed over the eyes, in the mouth, or
internally.
11.
Keep this device out of the reach of children.
12.
Caution: Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of
a physician
