What is Physio Electrotherapy Equipment Treatments

Introduction You might have heard of Electrotherapy before but perhaps you were not aware that it is one of the many methods by which we treat patients within our clinics. Veronica McCormack of our Clondalkin clinic has written this very informative and interesting post which tells us how Electrotherapy works and how we can use it to help in your treatment. Call free on

Background to Electrotherapy Ever get caught out by the electric fence as a child? You may recall the sensation of that sudden shock or maybe the feeling after of pins and needles?…. well scale it down somewhat and it’s not completely dissimilar to a type of treatment available at The Physio Company in managing pain and promoting tissue healing, and believe it or not, it has been around quite some time. Call free on

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) TENS is widely used around the world for a variety of painful conditions such as; Arthritis Low back pain Labour pain How does it work? A small electrical device (think back to the days of the Walkman!) delivers electrical impulses across the skin.

TENS Can Work in Two Ways: 1). On a high frequency, by selectively stimulating certain ‘non-pain’ nerve fibres to send signals to the brain that block other nerve signals carrying pain messages. 2). Lower frequencies stimulate the production of endorphins, natural pain-relieving hormones – your own built-in pain management system.

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