How Do Tens Units Work?
You must be aware of variety of tens units and devices available in the market. Let us get to know how they work. TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation which may sound scarier to you but is a wonderful discovery for pain relief treatments. TENS units consist of sticky electrodes that are placed on the skin of pain affected area. When TENS unit is turned on, it generates a low current through the electrodes to skin and tissue beneath it. Therefore, use of tens devices like Ultima 20 TENS unit may give you tingling sensation. How A TENS unit actually work? There are different theories regarding the pain relieving method of TENS unit. One such theory is Gate Control Theory which suggests that there is a neutral mechanism in spinal cord which functions as a gate for the flow of signals to the periphery of brain. The signal is used to change the perception of the pain in patient’s body. The frequencies generated by TENS unit alters the transmission of pain messages a...