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COMPEX 3 User Manual
5 - Alternation of stimulation/
active reeducation sessions
1 - Practical guidelines for using
the
m system
Stimulation sessions are mostly used as
part of a reeducation programme.
If you wish to combine a reeducation
session involving voluntary muscle training
with a muscle stimulation session, we
generally recommend you schedule the
reeducation session first. This ensures
that the patient does not have to work on
tired muscle fibres.
Compex’s m technology provides
practitioners with specific information on
different muscles and allows them to
adapt each stimulation session to the
needs of their patients.
The corresponding data is transferred
automatically from the sensor to the
stimulator!
IV m TECHNOLOGY
To access the m functions, make
sure that the stimulation cable fitted with
the m-4 is connected to the
stimulator before this is turned on.
Do not connect the m-4 cable if the
stimulator is already on.
The m-4 system may not work
properly if restrained or subject to
pressure in any way.
The m-4 must be connected to an
adhesive electrode at all times during a
stimulation session.
m-4 ____________________
This is a small sensor that links the
stimulator to the electrodes. It performs a
key function in that it measures certain
physiological characteristics of the muscle
to be stimulated and transfers this data to
the stimulator, which, in turn, analyses the
data and adapts its parameters
accordingly. This tailoring of each
programme to the changing condition of
the muscle clearly enhances both patient
comfort and therapeutic efficacy.
m-3 ______________________
Just before beginning a stimulation session,
the m-3 analyses the excitability of the
muscle to be stimulated. The m-3
determines the chronaxy of the muscle in
approximately 12 seconds and sends this
data to the stimulator so that it can adapt
the pulse width (duration) accordingly.
Adapting the pulse width to the chronaxy of
the muscle to be stimulated allows the
same muscle response to be achieved with
less energy.
NOTE: The m-3 function is enabled only
when a cable fitted with the m-4
system is connected to the stimulator.
As many as 4 different chronaxy
measurements – corresponding to
4 different muscle groups – can be taken
per session. The number of
measurements depends on how many
sensors are connected to the stimulator.