The Long Life Pads are good for up 150 uses or 5 months based on daily usage. Caring for your pads is easy; simply clean the pads as recommended up to 10 times. When replacing your pads, remove the protective film from the pads and place on the holder provided when you purchased your pain relief unit.
Do TENS pads wear out?
In fact, the only thing you need to replace is the electrode pads. However, they cost money and after several uses these pads will lose their stickiness because of the body oils and other transient debris that stick to their surface during regular use.
How often does a TENS unit need to be replaced?
Electrodes are disposable and usually need to be replaced about every 30 days, as they start to wear out. As electrodes age, they lose their ability to stick to your skin or conduct stimulation.
How do you clean HiDow pads?
- Before use, make sure your skin is free from dirt, oils, or lotions. (
- After use, apply a few drops of water on your fingers and rub them on the electrode pads.
- To clean the electrode pads, use a small amount of hand sanitizer.
- Store your HiDow device and electrode pads in a cool, dry place.
Does electrical stimulation help nerve damage?
All experimental results indicated that electrical stimulation facilitates regeneration of injured nerve; direct stimulation caused better recovery than TENS with respect to functional and morphological parameters during the six weeks of the experiment.
Do nerve stimulators work?
There is some evidence that peripheral nerve stimulation helps certain types of chronic pain, such as peripheral nerve pain and pain after surgery. Studies so far have been small. Initial pain relief is often followed by a gradual decline in effectiveness.
What is the difference between a TENS unit and a neuromuscular stimulator?
To sum things up, both TENS and NMES use electrical current to treat body areas, they only do it in different ways and for various purposes. While TENS stimulates the nerves to block pain signals or release endorphins, NMES stimulates nerves in muscles to promote contraction and cause artificial exercise.
Which TENS unit is strongest?
Channels Dual
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Modes 5
Pads 4
Output Maximum 150mA
Power Supply 2-AA Industrial Strength Batteries
Where do you put electrotherapy pads?
Place two electrodes on either side of the elbow on the back of your arm. Then place one electrode higher than those and on the side of your arm. Finally, place the last electrode below all the others and again, on the side of your arm.
Where should stem pads be placed?
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Where should TENS pads not be placed?
- Open wounds or rashes.
- Swollen, red, infected, or inflamed skin.
- Cancerous lesions, or close to them.
- Skin that does not have normal sensation (feeling)
- Any part of your head or face.
- Any part of your throat.
- Both sides of the chest or trunk at the same time.
- Directly on your backbone.