Specific face treatment
The electrostimulation is effective to recover and maintain the skin elasticity as it reactivates the
local circulation bringing new nourishments to the tissues.
The microlifting programs, specific for face, need specific electrodes of reduced dimensions in
order to involve only the interested musculature
Applications in rehabilitation
After a force immobilization due to a musculoskeletal trauma, it is very important to recover the
tone and the muscle trophism. Electrostimulation permits to recover the muscle tone quickly and to
drain the liquids stored because of the immobility.
Please, bear in mind that the electrostimulation should not completely replace the reeducation
sessions made by a physiotherapist, who could decide to carry out also proprioceptive and mobility
exercises.
The presence of ostheosynthesis devices, such as screws and plates, is not a contraindication in the
use of the electrostimulator as it has been conceived not to damage that devices.
Before starting any rehabilitation cycle, we suggest seeking your physician’s
advice.
The TENS
The transcutaneous electrostimulation (TENS) is widely used to reduce most of
the articular or muscle pains but also to treat pain of endogenous origin as they have little side
effects compared with traditional pharmacotherapy and therefore they are considered an important
alternative therapy.
The TENS consist in the selective stimulation of big fibers of peripheral nerves favoring the closing
of the gate for pain receptors and increasing the release of endorphin substances with a consequent
considerable reduction of the intensity of different kinds of pain. With the TENS programs of our
electrostimulators, therefore, we intend to treat acute and chronic pain due to the main
musculoskeletal disorders.
The pain decrease following the TENS currents application is connected to these factors:
a. Gate control theory
b. Endorphin secretion
c. Different sedative effects in relation to the frequency
Gate theory
If the electric signals that lead to the brain information about pain are stopped, also the pain
perception is eliminated. If, for instance, we hit our head into an object the first thing we do is
massaging the area affected by the trauma. In this way, we stimulate the receptors relative to touch
and pressure. TENS in continuous mode and in frequency modulation can be used to generate
signals similar to the ones of touch and pressure. If their intensity is enough, their priority is so high
that it prevails on the pain signals. Once the priority is gained, the gate related to the sensory signals
is opened and the pain one is closed, impeding in this way the passage of these signals to the brain.
Endorphin secretion
When a nervous signal proceeds from the pain area to the brain, it spreads through a chain of
connections joined together called synapse. The synapse can be seen as the space between the end
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