Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) remedy makes use of a small, battery-operated system to ship low-voltage electrical currents to affected areas by way of electrodes positioned on the pores and skin. This remedy is usually employed to handle ache related to lateral epicondylitis, generally referred to as golfer’s elbow, by doubtlessly interrupting ache indicators and stimulating the discharge of endorphins. A typical utility includes putting electrodes close to the elbow joint the place ache is skilled.
Electrical stimulation provides a non-invasive, drug-free method to ache administration for this situation, which is characterised by irritation of the tendons that connect forearm muscle tissue to the outer elbow. This modality could supply ache aid, doubtlessly lowering the necessity for medicine, and will play a job in facilitating rehabilitation workouts by enhancing consolation and vary of movement. Using electrical stimulation for ache aid dates again centuries, however the fashionable TENS unit emerged extra just lately as a transportable and readily accessible ache administration software.
