What is Pain?
Pain is the body’s warning system. Pain is important because it signals an unusual condition in the body and alerts us before additional damage or injury can occur. However, long-lasting, persistent pain, often called chronic pain, once diagnosed serves no apparent purpose. TENS is developed to help relieve some types of chronic and acute pain.
How does TENS work?
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) is a method of treating pain that is non-invasive and non-narcotic. The TENS device sends comfortable impulses through the skin that stimulate the nerve (or nerves) in the treatment area. In many cases this stimulation will greatly reduce or eliminate the pain sensation you feel by masking the original pain message
sent to the brain. It is also believed that TENS stimulation helps release endorphins into the blood stream thereby further reducing pain. TENS devices are clinically proven to be useful in pain management for many patients.