Chattanooga Wireless Professional - Program Category VASCULAR

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WIRELESS PROFESSIONAL
13.1.3 Program category VASCULAR
CATEGORY VASCULAR
PROGRAM HEAVY LEGS
WHEN?
The problem of “heavy legs” occurs when venous blood return sometimes does not
take place, but does not cause any damage to the body. Heat, certain stages of the
menstrual cycle, prolonged standing and long continuous periods sitting down may
cause swelling (stasis oedema) with a considerable feeling of heaviness in the lower
limbs. A certain degree of muscle tension is often associated with this, and female
patients can experience cramps in their calves.
WHY?
To accelerate venous blood return, re-oxygenate the tissues and produce a relaxing
eect.
HOW?
During the treatment session, we move progressively and automatically through a
series of clearly defined frequencies, requiring a large increase in the flow to allow
acceleration of the venous blood return (7 Hz), produce an analgesic eect by
increasing the production of endorphins (5 Hz) and end by relaxing the muscles (3 Hz),
while keeping the blood flow noticeably high.
PULSE WIDTH
To make it as comfortable as possible for the patient, use pulse widths equivalent to the
chronaxies of the motor nerves of the calf muscles.The mi-SCAN function can be used
to determine the pulse widths suitable for the patient’s muscles.
ELECTRODES
A large electrode is placed transversely under the popliteal fossa and two small
electrodes are positioned on the contour of the gastrocnemius muscles.
INTENSITY
An essential factor in the eectiveness of electrotherapy is the ability to cause visible
muscle twitches. The mi-RANGE function can be used to determine the minimum level
of energy required to produce an appropriate muscle response.
+TENS
OPTION
No.
TENS
ST SEQUENCE ND SEQUENCE RD SEQUENCE
FREQUENCY
7 Hz 5 Hz 3 Hz
DURATION OF RAMPUP
1.5 s 1 s 1 s
DURATION OF PHASE
7 min 7 min 7 min
DURATION OF RAMPDOWN
0.5 s 0.5 s 6 s