Chattanooga Intelect Mobile Stim 2777 - Indications, Contraindications, and Adverse Effects

Intelect® Mobile Stim
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND ADVERSE EFFECTS
Indications for VMS, Russian, TENS, High Voltage Pulsed
Current (HVPC), 2 Pole IFC, 4 Pole IFC and Premodulated
Waveforms
•Relaxation of muscle spasms
•Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy
•Increase local blood circulation
•Muscle re-education
•Maintaining or increasing range of motion
Additional Indications for Microcurrent, 2 Pole IFC, 4 Pole IFC,
Premodulated, VMS™, and TENS Waveforms
•Symptomatic relief of management of chronic, intractable pain
•Post-traumatic acute pain
•Post-surgical acute pain
Indications for Galvanic Continuous Mode
•Relaxation of muscle spasm
Contraindications
•This device should not be used for symptomatic local pain
relief unless etiology is established or unless a pain syndrome
has been diagnosed.
•This device should not be used when cancerous lesions are
present in the treatment area.
•This device should not be used when open wounds are
present in the treatment area.
•Other contraindications are patients suspected of carrying serious
infectious disease and or disease where it is advisable, for general
medical purposes, to suppress heat or fevers.
•Electrode placements must be avoided that apply current to the
carotid sinus region (anterior neck) or transcereberally (through
the head).
•Safety has not been established for the use of therapeutic
electrical stimulation during pregnancy.
•Powered muscle stimulators should not be used on patients with
cardiac demand pacemakers.
•There should not be any use of TENS waveforms on patients with
cardiac demand pacemakers.
Additional Precautions
•Caution should be used for patients with suspected or diagnosed
heart problems.
•Caution should be used for patients with suspected or diagnosed
epilepsy.
•Caution should be used in the presence of the following: When
there is a tendency to hemorrhage following acute trauma or
fracture; Following recent surgical procedures when muscle
contraction may disrupt the healing process; Over a menstruating
or pregnant uterus; Over areas of the skin which lack normal
sensation.