Technical information

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Pain relief
Pain relief
Pathologies
Programmes
References
Neuralgia of the upper
limb
(brachial neuralgia)
See application
page 190
Chronic muscular pain
(polymyalgia)
Endorphinic
See application
page 190
Contracture
(eg: localized contracture in external
side of the calf)
Decontrac-
ture
See application
page 190
Chronic muscular pain
in the back of the neck
(cervical pain)
Cervical pain
See application
page 190
Muscular pain in the
thoracic region
(thoracic back pain)
Thoracic
back pain
See application
page 191
Table of the pathologies
Modulated
TENS
Programmes
Effects
Uses
Modulated
TENS
Blocks transmission of
pain by the nervous sys-
tem
All acute or chronic locali-
zed pain
Endorphinic
Analgesic action through
the release of endorphins
Increased blood flow
To combat chronic muscu-
lar pain
Thoracic back
pain
Analgesic action through
the release of endorphins
Increased arterial flow
Analgesic current specifi-
cally adapted to low back
pain (lumbar region)
Decontracture
Reduced muscular tension
Relaxing effect
To combat recent and loca-
lized muscular pain
Cervical pain
Analgesic action through
the release of endorphins
Increased arterial flow
Analgesic current specifi-
cally adapted to pains in the
back of the neck
Table of the Pain programmes
The use of Modulated TENS , Endorphinic and Decontracture programmes should not
be prolonged without medical advice.
Chronic elbow pain
(epicondylitis = tennis elbow)
Epicondylitis
See application
page 192
Sharp and recent muscu-
lar pains affecting a
muscle in the low back
(lumbago)
Lumbago
See application
page 191
Muscular pain in the low
back region
(low back pain)
Low back
pain
See application
page 191
Epicondylitis
Blocks transmission of
pain by the nervous sys-
tem
Analgesic current specifi-
cally adapted to persistent
pain in the elbow
Lumbago
Reduced muscular tension
Relaxing effect
Analgesic current specifi-
cally adapted to sharp and
sudden low back pain (lum-
bar region)
Low back
pain
Analgesic action through
the release of endorphins
Increased blood flow
Analgesic current specifi-
cally adapted to persistent
low back pain (lumbar re-
gion)
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