• Home
  • Meet Our Staff
  • Services & Techniques
    • Research
    • Articles
    • Testimonials
  • Auto Accidents
  • Patient Center
    • Virtual Office Tour
    • ​Online Forms
    • Payment Options
    • Calendar
  • Online Reviews
  • ​Testimonials
    • Pro Athletes
    • Amateur Athletes
    • Healthcare Practitioners
    • Coaches
    • Videos
  • Hours
  • Community Content
    • Auto Injury Chiropractic Care >
      • A Day in the Life of a Chiropractor
      • Lessen Pain Medication Dependence
      • Active Release Techniques
      • Drop Table Technique
      • Manual Technique
      • Myofascial Release
      • Electrotherapy >
        • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS)
        • Interferential Current (IFC)
        • Galvanic Stimulation (GS)
      • Verterbral Subluxation >
        • Spinal Kinesiopathology
        • Neuropathophysiology
        • Myopathy
        • Histopathology
        • Pathophysiology
      • Cluster Headaches
      • Migraine Headaches
      • Tension Headaches
      • TMJ
      • Knee Pain
      • Shin Splints
      • Orthotics
    • We May Help You With >
      • ADHD
      • Allergies
      • Asthma
      • Auto Accidents
      • Back Pain-Lower
      • ​Back Pain-Upper/Neck
      • Bedwetting
      • Carpal Tunnel
      • Colic
      • Ear Infections
      • Fibromyalgia
      • Frozen Shoulder
      • Headaches
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Osteoporosis
      • Pinched Nerve
      • Plantar Fasciitis
      • PMS
      • Pregnancy
      • Sciatica
      • Scoliosis
      • ​Slipped Disc
      • ​​Shoulder Pain
      • ​​Stress
      • Tennis Elbow
      • Whiplash
      • Wellness
    • Today's Chiropractic >
      • Wellness vs. Medical Care
      • What is Chiropractic?
      • Effects of Chiropractic Care
    • Story of Chiropractic >
      • History
      • How does it work
      • Suggested Reading
    • Success in Your Spine >
      • Strength
      • Posture
      • Balance
      • Movement
    • The Wellness Approach
    • Chiro Myths & Facts
    • Wellness Glossary
    • Functional Medicine Chiropractic Care >
      • The Role of Chiropractic Care in Functional Medicine
      • A Functional Medicine Chiropractor's Day
      • Chiropractic Care for Children
      • Preventing Falls in Older Adults
      • How Technology Affects Health
      • ​Chiropractic Care for Athletes
      • Heat Therapy
      • Cold Therapy
      • Drug-Free Alternatives for Pain Management >
        • Excercise
        • Diet
        • Acupuncture
        • Acupressure
        • Massage
        • Lifestyle Practices
        • Yoga
        • Tai Chi
        • Strength Training
        • Mind-Body Techniques
        • Stress Management
        • Aromatherapy
      • Nutrition >
        • Vitamins and Nutrients
        • Superfoods
        • Whole Grains
        • Sugar, Salt and Trans and Saturated Fats
        • Lean Protein Sources
  • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
On The Go Chiro | Best Walk in Chiropractor Tucson -Dr. Tory
  • Home
  • Meet Our Staff
  • Services & Techniques
    • Research
    • Articles
    • Testimonials
  • Auto Accidents
  • Patient Center
    • Virtual Office Tour
    • ​Online Forms
    • Payment Options
    • Calendar
  • Online Reviews
  • ​Testimonials
    • Pro Athletes
    • Amateur Athletes
    • Healthcare Practitioners
    • Coaches
    • Videos
  • Hours
  • Community Content
    • Auto Injury Chiropractic Care >
      • A Day in the Life of a Chiropractor
      • Lessen Pain Medication Dependence
      • Active Release Techniques
      • Drop Table Technique
      • Manual Technique
      • Myofascial Release
      • Electrotherapy >
        • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS)
        • Interferential Current (IFC)
        • Galvanic Stimulation (GS)
      • Verterbral Subluxation >
        • Spinal Kinesiopathology
        • Neuropathophysiology
        • Myopathy
        • Histopathology
        • Pathophysiology
      • Cluster Headaches
      • Migraine Headaches
      • Tension Headaches
      • TMJ
      • Knee Pain
      • Shin Splints
      • Orthotics
    • We May Help You With >
      • ADHD
      • Allergies
      • Asthma
      • Auto Accidents
      • Back Pain-Lower
      • ​Back Pain-Upper/Neck
      • Bedwetting
      • Carpal Tunnel
      • Colic
      • Ear Infections
      • Fibromyalgia
      • Frozen Shoulder
      • Headaches
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Osteoporosis
      • Pinched Nerve
      • Plantar Fasciitis
      • PMS
      • Pregnancy
      • Sciatica
      • Scoliosis
      • ​Slipped Disc
      • ​​Shoulder Pain
      • ​​Stress
      • Tennis Elbow
      • Whiplash
      • Wellness
    • Today's Chiropractic >
      • Wellness vs. Medical Care
      • What is Chiropractic?
      • Effects of Chiropractic Care
    • Story of Chiropractic >
      • History
      • How does it work
      • Suggested Reading
    • Success in Your Spine >
      • Strength
      • Posture
      • Balance
      • Movement
    • The Wellness Approach
    • Chiro Myths & Facts
    • Wellness Glossary
    • Functional Medicine Chiropractic Care >
      • The Role of Chiropractic Care in Functional Medicine
      • A Functional Medicine Chiropractor's Day
      • Chiropractic Care for Children
      • Preventing Falls in Older Adults
      • How Technology Affects Health
      • ​Chiropractic Care for Athletes
      • Heat Therapy
      • Cold Therapy
      • Drug-Free Alternatives for Pain Management >
        • Excercise
        • Diet
        • Acupuncture
        • Acupressure
        • Massage
        • Lifestyle Practices
        • Yoga
        • Tai Chi
        • Strength Training
        • Mind-Body Techniques
        • Stress Management
        • Aromatherapy
      • Nutrition >
        • Vitamins and Nutrients
        • Superfoods
        • Whole Grains
        • Sugar, Salt and Trans and Saturated Fats
        • Lean Protein Sources
  • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
On The Go Chiro | Best Walk in Chiropractor Tucson -Dr. Tory
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators (TENS)
Electricity is all around us. It powers the lights in our homes and buildings and it allows us to use appliances, among other things. But one way it’s being used in chiropractic treatment is to reduce acute and chronic pain by obstructing pain signals and helping the body release endorphins (the body’s own natural painkillers).

The technique is known as electrotherapy, and there are three different stimulation devices associated with it — one of them is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). Each device produces its own frequency, effect and wavelength, but all use adhesive pads or electrodes — which are placed on the skin — to emit electrical stimulation to nerves and muscles.

What Is TENS and How Does It Work?
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation uses a small, battery-powered machine — around the size of a pocket radio — to transmit low-voltage electrical current (up to 200 Hz) to provide pain relief. The electrodes are connected to the machine and span out so that they can release a stable flow of electrical current or a surge of electrical current when placed:
  • Over the region of pain
  • On the opposing side of the body
  • Near the area of pain
  • Over the nerve spreading pain

Your chiropractor will help you determine the proper setting, and, after receiving instruction on how to use the device and this therapy, you can use the device to treat yourself at home.

At its highest frequency stimulation, many users are able to tolerate treatment for hours; however, pain relief is short lived. When low frequency stimulation is implemented, the patient may be able to tolerate treatment for 30 minutes, and pain relief lasts longer.

When the current is dispensed, the expectation is that the patient will have less pain due to one of two theories:
  1. The electricity released from the electrodes arouses the nerves and transmits signals to the brain that help it block pain signals.
  2. Awakening the nerves may encourage the body to generate endorphins, which, in turn, may prevent the patient’s pain awareness.

What Is TENS Used For?
TENS can be used to treat different conditions, but is most often used to treat problems of the bones, joints and muscles, such as:
  • Low back or neck pain
  • Tendinitis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Bursitis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Labor pain
  • Pain associated with cancer

Is TENS Safe?
TENS is safe, but, as with any device, complications can arise if the product is misused. Therefore, it is important that the patient consult with their chiropractor before use and follow his / her instructions carefully.

Follow US

3250 N. Campbell Ave. Ste 132, Tucson, AZ 85719

(520)881-0650
Copyright © 2021 On The Go Chir0. All Rights Reserved. Website by Kingdom Strategic Marketing