Maximum pain relief with your TENS unit : easy, drug-free techniques for treating chronic pain, muscle injuries, and common ailments at home

Tips, Techniques, and Step-by-Step Color Photos to Get the Most Out of Your TENS Unit Pain can hinder every aspect of your life, making even the simplest of tasks unbearable. Instead of endlessly ingesting only partially effective over-the-counter painkillers or turning to dangerously addictive opioids from your doctor, there is now a powerful at-home alternative solution: TENS. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) units can decrease acute and chronic pain while significantly reducing, or even eliminating, the need for medication. For beginners to more advanced users, this book has solutions for everyone. It offers not only an overview of how the units work, but also how to properly place the electrodes and how much power to use to get the best results for various injuries and ailments throughout the body, including: • Upper and Lower Back Pain • Neck and Shoulder Tightness • Hamstring and Calf Strains • Fibromyalgia • Peripheral Neuropathy • Tension Headaches Introduction Who Am I? What to Expect General Anatomy Terms Chapter 1: Different Kinds of Pain What Is Pain? Acute Pain vs. Chronic Pain Chapter 2: What Are TENS and EMS? What Is TENS? What Is EMS? How Does ES Help with Healing? Will a TENS/EMS Unit Work for Me? Do I Need a Prescription? Chapter 3: Safety Side Effects Precautions and Contraindications Cleaning Pads and Prepping Skin Chapter 4: Units, Electrodes, and Channels Units—What Features Should I Get? Electrode Types Channels Chapter 5: Settings Intensity: How Strong Should It Be? Duration: How Long Should It Be On? Frequency: How Often Should I Use It? Traditional Settings Chapter 6: Electrode Placements for TENS The Knee General Knee Pain Medial Knee Pain Lateral Knee Pain Hamstring Strain Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper’s Knee) The Lower Leg/Ankle/Foot Quadriceps Strain Lower Leg Pain General Ankle Pain Medial Ankle Pain Lateral Ankle Pain Foot Pain Heel Pain The Hip/Pelvis General Hip Pain Lateral Hip Pain Medial Hip (Inner Thigh) Pain Anterior Hip Pain Posterior Hip Pain The Back General Low Back (Lumbar) Pain Low Back (Lumbar) Pain—One Side General Mid to Upper Back (Thoracic) Pain (Two Channels) General Mid to Upper Back (Thoracic) Pain (One Channel) General Neck (Cervical) Pain General Neck (Cervical) Pain (One Side) The Shoulder General Shoulder Pain Biceps Tendonitis AC Joint Sprain Rotator Cuff Tear/Repair (or Shoulder Impingement) The Elbow/Wrist/Hand General Elbow Pain Posterior Elbow Pain Anterior Elbow Pain Golfer’s Elbow Tennis Elbow General Wrist Pain (Two Channels) General Wrist Pain (One Channel) General Hand Pain Chapter 7: Electrode Placements for EMS The Knee—Quadriceps (Quad) Muscle The Lower Leg/Ankle/Foot—Anterior Tibialis Muscle The Hip/Pelvis—Gluteus Medius The Shoulder—Deltoid Muscles The Elbow/Wrist—Wrist Extensors Chapter 8: Electrode Placements for Wireless Units Chapter 9: Stretches and Exercises with TENS and EMS For Neck Pain Isometric Side Bend Isometric Rotation Isometric Flexion Isometric Extension Upper Trapezius Stretch Levator Scapulae Stretch Anterior Scalene Stretch For Shoulder Pain Pendulum Circle Table Slides Flexion Pulley Isometric Internal Rotation Isometric External Rotation Isometric Flexion Isometric Extension Resistance Band External Rotation Resistance Band Shoulder Flexion Resistance Band Shoulder Extension For Elbow Pain Isometric Elbow Flexion (Biceps Curl) Isometric Elbow Extension (Triceps Extension) Wrist Supination and Pronation Biceps Stretch Resistance Band Biceps Curl Triceps Stretch Resistance Band Triceps Curl For Mid to Upper Back (Thoracic) Pain Thoracic Side Bend Stretch Thoracic Rotation Stretch Rhomboid Stretch Thoracic Prone Y Thoracic Prone T Thoracic Prone W For Low Back (Lumbar) Pain Prayer Stretch/Child’s Pose Stretch Cat/Dog (Cat/Cow) Stretch Supine Trunk Rotation Stretch Pelvic Tilt Bridge For Hip and Knee Pain Hip Flexor Stretch Seated Hip Flexion Hamstring Stretch Iliotibial (IT) Band Stretch Calf Stretch (Runner’s Stretch) Heel Raise Straight Leg Raise (SLR) Quad Set Seated Knee Extension/Long Arc Quad (LAQ) Clamshell For Foot/Ankle Pain Ankle Pump Plantar flexion with Resistance Band Dorsiflexion with Resistance Band Eversion with Resistance Band Inversion with Resistance Band Ball/Foam Roll/Frozen Bottle Roll Conclusion References "Pain can hinder every aspect of your life, making even the simplest of tasks unbearable. Instead of constantly taking over-the-counter painkillers or turning to dangerously addictive opioids from your doctor, there is now an easy at-home alternative solution: TENS. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) units can decrease acute and chronic pain while significantly reducing, or even eliminating, the need for medication ..."--Amazon