Tens for Pain Relief in Labor and Post Surgery (2) Nw 2003 Format
An Easy Guide to TENS Pain Relief
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An Easy Guide to
TENS Pain Relief
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LgMedSupply.com PO Box 913
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 www.lgmedsupply.com
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Primary Placement
LOW BACK PAIN
Alternate Placement
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HIP NEURALGIA
Primary Placement Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
PHANTOM LIMB, LOWER EXTREMITY
Alternate Placement
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SCIATICA
Primary Placement Alternate Placement
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BICIPITAL TENDONITIS
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
TEMPORAL MANDIBULAR JOINT PAIN (TMJ)
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
SHOULDER PAIN
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
CERVICAL PAIN
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
CHRONIC CERVICAL STRAIN
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
CHRONIC CERVICAL SPINE PAIN (Postlaminectomy)
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
CERVICAL OSTEOARTHRITIS
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
UNILATERAL CERVICAL SPINE PAIN
Alternate Placement
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MASECTOMY – RIGHT SIDE
Primary Placement
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Primary Placement
DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS: CERVICAL AND LUMBAR
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
LATERAL RIB CAGE PAIN
Alternate Placement
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CHRONIC HIP PAIN
Primary Placement
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Primary Placement
HERPES ZOSTER NEURALGIA
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
Place one set of electrodes on medial side and one set on lateral side
ACUTE MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT TEAR - ANKLE
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Primary Placement
POST-PODIATRIC SURGERY (involving lateral toes)
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
KNEE PAIN – POST-OP
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS - KNEE PAIN
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RECURRENT PATELLAR SUBLAXATION
Primary Placement
Place one set of electrodes on medial side and one set on lateral side
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Primary Placement
LOW EXTREMITY PAIN (REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY)
Alternate Placement Place one set on each side of leg.
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Primary Placement
LOWER LEG PAIN (DIABETIC NEUROPATHY)
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Alternate Placement
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WRIST PAIN
Primary Placement Alternate Placement
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ELBOW & FOREARM PAIN
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Primary Placement
UPPER EXTREMITY PAIN (REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY)
Alternate Placement
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Primary Placement
ULNAR NERVE LESION
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Primary Placement
ATYPICAL FACIAL PAIN
Alternate Placement
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Electrode Placement and Charts
The importance of accurate electrode placement
Proper electrode placement is vital to obtain the best results from your TENS unit. Please see the following charts which have been specially prepared to help you.
The most important aspect of TENS electrode placement is to position them so that the current passes through the painful area, or along the nerves leading from the pain.
How to use the electrode placement charts
Check the index on the opposite page for the chart most applicable to the pain problem. We have selected the easiest and most frequently used electrode placement positions and settings. Note: These are suggested settings. There are alternative settings and all settings should be instructed by a medical practitioner.
Low Back Pain Hip Neuralgia Phantom Limb, lower extremity Sciatica Bicipital Tendonitis Temporal Mandibular Joint Pain (TMJ) Shoulder Pain Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Trigeminal Neuralgia Cervical Pain Chronic Cervical Strain Chronic Cervical Spine Pain (Postlaminectomy) Cervical Osteoarthritis Unilateral Cervical Spine Pain Masectomy – Right side Degenerative Arthritis: Cervical and Lumbar Lateral Rib Cage Pain Chronic Hip Pain Herpes Zoster Neuralgia Acute Muscle and Ligament Tear – Ankle Post Podiatric Surgery (involving lateral toes) Knee Pain (Post-op) Degenerative Arthritis – Knee Pain Recurrent Patellar Sublaxation Low Extremity Pain (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) Lower Leg Pain (Diabetic Neuropathy) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Wrist Pain Elbow & Forearm Pain Upper Extremity Pain (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) Ulnar Nerve Lesion Atypical Facial Pain
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