TENSPros
HOW EMS WORKS
The EMS units send comfortable impulses through the skin that
stimulate the nerves in the treatment area. When the muscle
receives this signal it contracts as if the brain has sent the signal
itself. As the signal strength increases, the muscle flexes as in
physical exercise. Then when the pulse ceases, the muscle relaxes
and the cycle is repeated.
The goal of electrical muscle stimulation is to achieve contractions
or vibrations in the muscles. Normal muscular activity is controlled
by the central and peripheral nervous systems, which transmit
electrical signals to the muscles. EMS works similarly but uses an
external source (the stimulator) with electrodes attached to the skin
for transmitting electrical impulses into the body. The impulses
stimulate the nerves to send signals to a specifically targeted
muscle, which reacts by contracting, just as it does with normal
muscular activity.
WHAT IS IF?
Interferential Stimulation IF is an anti-inflammatory based treatment
modality. Interferential stimulation is characterized by two
alternating-current sine waves or square waves of differing
frequencies that “work” together to produce an interferential current
that is also known as a beat pulse or alternating modulation
frequency. One of the two currents is usually held at 4,000 Hz, and
the other can be held constant or varied over a range of 4,001 to
4,100 Hz. Because of the frequency, the interferential wave meets
low impedance when crossing the skin to enter deep into soft
tissues. The interferential currents reportedly can stimulate sensory,
motor, and pain fibers. These large impulse fibers interfere with the
transmission of pain messages at the spinal cord level. This deep
tissue penetration stimulates parasympathetic nerve fibers for
increased blood flow and edema reduction. It utilizes the low
electric-current to stimulate muscle nerves to achieve the
symptomatic relief of chronic intractable pain, post-traumatic pain,
and post-surgical pain.
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