Effective pain relief using dozens or interference units occurs only when electrodes are placed to flood the painful area with a pleasant, tingling, massaging stimulus. The stimulus creates nerve scraps of NON PAIN FIBERS, sensory fibers, which makes these sensory nerves superior to C-FIBERS that transmit painful stimuli. There is no magic, it is simply a process of understanding what is the purpose of placing dozens of electrodes, usually self-adhesive reusable electrodes, in the right place.
Unlike acupuncture, where the needle is very small, tens or interference electrode have a much larger area of stimulation, and the specificity of placement is not so critical. Acupuncture needles are often designed to interrupt the path of electrical energy, while electrical stimulation should be offensive and invade the area, thus interrupting and altering electrical energy. The surface of the electrode can be 2 inches x 2 inches or 4 square inches from the surface area per electrode, making up a total of 8 square meters. Inch, where the surface of the needle acupuncture is equal to the length of the needle when the depth of the needle is inserted.
Acupuncture is the process of searching and inserting into the needle area, while electrical stimulation (e-stim) is the process of lagging and transmitting electrical energy in the area. Interference has a much larger frequency (speed - how many times the machine turns off and turns on per second). The higher the speed, the lower the resistance and the more the electric stimulus penetrates. Acupuncture needles must be inserted past the point of greatest resistance (skin or scar tissue) to enter the area of electrical energy in order to interrupt the flow.
Energy dissipation using computed and reusable electrodes covers a much larger area and increases the likelihood of interrupting pain.
The placement of the electrode lies solely in the passage of electricity between two or four electrodes through the painful area. As pain moves, it is very common in chronic pain conditions such as osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, RSD, back pain, radial sciatica, pain in the legs, pain in the knee, pain in the joints, pain in the shoulder, syndrome of irregular nose, etc. D., The electrodes can then be moved to pass the stimulus through the area (s) of pain.
Electrodes come in various shapes and sizes: from a butterfly to an oval, from rectangular to round, and many others. The size of the selected electrode is made to cover the treated area. If the pain emanates in the spinal column and the painful area is 6 inches or so, then a 1 × 6 inch electrode or oval electrode is often used and placed in a staggered manner, therefore 6 inches per surface stimulation electrode SSA) can be placed to fully stimulate painful area of the spine. If the patient has pain in the knee, then a smaller 2-inch round electrode can be used to cover the popliteal space behind the knee, which is much smaller, but the stimulation will cover the area of pain in the knee.
Often, two electrodes per channel may have a different shape and size, depending on the severity of pain in a particular area. This process allows you to stimulate an electrical stimulator in intensity, especially when using interstructural therapy. Interference therapy requires large electrodes due to what is called “current density”.
The current density is comparable to the value in the shower, which provides 10 gallons per minute of water through only one small hole. If the patient is standing a few feet away from this shower head, then one stream of water will be uncomfortable due to the pressure behind the stream. A shower would be a painful process. This is welcome, and not one small hole adds another 100 to the shower head, and now the feeling of taking a shower is comfortable and possible without pain. In the presence of interference properties, the same principles apply to electrodes. Electrodes that exceed typical tens of electrodes are used to reduce the current density by increasing the surface area of the stimulation.
With interventional therapy, because of the 8000+, the electrodes used are usually larger than the typical tenth electrode 2 "x 2". Since there is significantly more energy, the area of dispersion should be more than 4 square meters. Inches. Interventional therapy also extends the life of the electrodes, because, unlike dozens of therapies, short 20–45-minute interventional procedures provide relief from pain transfer and do not require constant electrode wear. Interference requires fewer electrodes, which also reduces the cost.
