What is Tens Therapy and How to Use It?

1. Omronhealthcare-ap.com (PH) What is Tens Therapy and How to Use It? There can be many reasons for acute or chronic shoulder pain. It could be due to bursitis, rotator cuff injury, tendon tear, frozen shoulder, muscle knot or simply due to general soreness in the shoulder. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation or tens for shoulder pain is a non-invasive and drug-free treatment. Tens therapy provides pain relief with the help of low voltage electrical current. The meaning of the word transcutaneous is ‘across the skin’, and this shows how the electric current is delivered to the painful area. Hence if the tens machine is applied to the painful area, the electrical current will stimulate the nerves in that area with the help of an electric current through the skin. When this therapy is being applied the modified electrical pulses are through lead wires and electrodes to the nerves under the surface of the skin. If you use the tens machine regularly then the muscle and nerve stimulation will provide significant relief from pain even if it is temporary. The points for pad placement for shoulder pain You can use tens therapy for the treatment of a large number of acute and chronic physical pains and aches like shoulder pain. The best placement of the tens machine pads for shoulder pain is decided depending on the type of injury you are suffering from. If the pain is due to bursitis, rotator cuff injury or frozen shoulder then you can place one pad on the front and one on the back. This kind of placement is sufficient to stimulate the complete shoulder joint. If the pain is centralised on one shoulder then you should place both the pads on the side that is in pain. If it is general soreness causing pain then you can place both pads on the trapezius muscles as these are the locations where there is maximum stress. Hence tens for shoulder pain should be used with guidance from a good physiotherapist if you wish to get the maximum benefit from it.