Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 More properly ans EMS machine. I have one of these, that I picked up on Ebay, hoping that it would help with some arthritis pains. At low settings the electrical stimulation can be pleasant & distracting, though it's not really the feeling of a massage. TCM-wise, ordinary massage is " earth " stimulation, while this is " fire " stimulation. The electronic signal causes muscle contractions, which are good for stiff, under-used muscles, but can cause cramps in exhausted, overworked muscles. The warnings that came with mine include: Not using on any part of the body that has metal in it (orthopedic pins or screws or other hardware), dont use over the heart (pretty obvious), don't use across the front of the neck (could cause breathing trouble), don't use across any part of the spine. FYI: apparantly, EMS means Electronic Muscle Stimulation, and TENS is Transcutaneous Elecro Neural Stimulation. I don't know what the difference is (having only tried the EMS) except that TENS units need a prescription & Doctor's supervision, so I suppose it's a matter of power output. Cheers, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 J, Thank you for all the info. our machine has the same instructions. plz clarify what you mean by ACROSS THE SPINE? we put the paste mats on the spine too and on the sides too as the ailment be. like bladder points and DU points. it has cured arthrits patients and muscular spndlytis thnk you regards, tanveer stuydaze <stuydaze wrote: More properly ans EMS machine. I have one of these, that I picked up on Ebay, hoping that it would help with some arthritis pains. At low settings the electrical stimulation can be pleasant & distracting, though it's not really the feeling of a massage. TCM-wise, ordinary massage is " earth " stimulation, while this is " fire " stimulation. The electronic signal causes muscle contractions, which are good for stiff, under-used muscles, but can cause cramps in exhausted, overworked muscles. The warnings that came with mine include: Not using on any part of the body that has metal in it (orthopedic pins or screws or other hardware), dont use over the heart (pretty obvious), don't use across the front of the neck (could cause breathing trouble), don't use across any part of the spine. FYI: apparantly, EMS means Electronic Muscle Stimulation, and TENS is Transcutaneous Elecro Neural Stimulation. I don't know what the difference is (having only tried the EMS) except that TENS units need a prescription & Doctor's supervision, so I suppose it's a matter of power output. Cheers, J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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