CATEGORY PAIN RELIEF II
PROGRAM LUMBOSCIATICA
WHEN?
Patients with lumbosciatica have lumbar pain which is most commonly caused by
chronic contractures of the paravertebral lumbar muscles. In addition, involvement of
the spinal nerve root leads to irradiation of pain over a shorter or longer distance along
the sciatic nerve and in some cases, along one or the other of its branches (common
peroneal or tibial).
WHY?
For pain relief and relaxation of muscle contractures in the lumbar area and to relieve
neurogenic sciatic pain.
HOW?
The release of endorphins and the elimination of acidic toxins allow lumbar pain to
be treated eectively. The TENS Gate control eect works more specifically on sciatic
nerve neuralgia.
PULSE WIDTH
Endorphinic stimulation is primarily aimed at the sensitive Aδ nerve fibres which are
best stimulated with pulse width of 200µs. However the vascular eect is secondary
to the co- activation of the motor units, which have a slightly higher chronaxy that is
measured at the start of the session using the mi-SCAN function . Channels 2, 3 and 4
provide Gate control stimulation and use a larger pulse adapted to the chronaxy of the
Aβ fibres.
ELECTRODES
Electrodes positioned according to the specific indication. Combining 2 stimulation
currents.
INTENSITY
The intensity must first be set on channels 2, 3 and 4, which deliver the TENS
programme according to the usual TENS rules (tingling). It will be gradually increased
on channel 1 until visible or palpable muscle twitches are produced. The mi-RANGE
function can be used to determine the minimum level of energy required to produce an
appropriate muscle response.
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