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to modify pain perception. TENS does not cure any physiological
problem. It only helps control the pain. TENS does not work for
everyone. However, in most patients, it is effective in reducing or
eliminating the pain, allowing for a return to normal activity.
How TENS works?
Scientific theory suggests that electrical stimulation therapy may
work in several ways:
• The gentle electrical pulses move through the skin to nearby
nerves to block the pain message from the source of pain from
ever reaching the brain.
• The gentle electrical pulses increase the production of endor-
phins, the body's natural pain killer.
HOW EMS WORKS FOR MUSCLE STIMULATION
What is it?
EMS works by sending electronic pulses to the muscle needing tre-
atment; this causes the muscle to exercise passively. It is a product
derived from the square waveform (ladder shaped). Through the
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square wave pattern s able to work directly on muscle motor
neurons. This device has low frequency and this in conjunction with
the square wave pattern allows direct work on muscle groupings.
How EMS works?
The EMS units send comfortable impulses through the skin that sti-
mulate 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
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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.
How MASSAGE works?
The massage stimulation program is a stimulation program that is
used with the EMS mode of stimulation
from muscle fatigue and to help recover muscle strength
after training sessions and competitions.
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to facilitate recovery
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