Digital TENS Machine

1. Omronhealthcare-ap.com (PH) Digital Tens Machine Pain is an integral part of life. There is hardly any human being who has not experienced pain in his or her life. In most of the cases, pain can be treated with pain killers. But in certain conditions like joint pains, severe muscular and ligament pains and some other serious medical condition, old age, arthritis, etc., mere pain killers are not enough. A different kind of treatment is needed to provide relief. In such cases, Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is given or recommended to the patients. It involves low voltage electric current being administered to stimulate the nerves to give relief from the pain. Though there are clinics where the doctors or pathologists provide nerve stimulation services, but in chronic cases, it is not possible to bring the patient every day to the clinic. In such cases, TENS devices can be purchased and treatment can be taken at home. This device is very handy in size, generally the size of cell phone with many end pads and electrodes. The electrodes are attached to the skin near the affected area. The electrodes are attached to the device which is battery operated. Once the device is switched on, it generates and sends low voltage electric currents to the affected area and provides relief from pain. Since these devices come with guides and instruction manuals, even a lay man can read and use them effectively to get maximum benefit. As these gadgets generate low voltage electric current, they are safe and can be used regularly over a long period of time without any side effects. The intensity of the current, pulse and frequency can be adjusted. The digital TENS machine is manufactured by many companies. But to get long term service and optimum benefit, it is advisable to either buy it on the recommendation of the doctor, or buy one from a reputed brand after thorough market research. They are available off line as well as online. One simply has beware of duplicate and low quality products.