The optimal intensity level is going to be different depending on each person. The best way to describe it is you want the intensity to be of medium comfort level. You want to feel it but it shouldn’t make you tighten and guard all your muscles around it. It is common to have to continually adjust the intensity levels as your body gets used to it during treatment. How Can I Prolong the Life of Electrode Pads?

Start with the absolute lowest settingand slowly work your way up, making sure you’re not overdoing it. The Auvon unit is extremely easy to use. The screen is large and easy to read. Once you have read the instruction manual and become familiar with the buttons, it’s extremely easy to cycle through the options and change on the fly.The main thing to take away from this segment is that you should always start on a small intensity and work yourself up to something that you can tolerate. Only then can you test your limits. 15 General Body Parts to place the Electrode Pads

This is not my first time using a Tens Machine, I first used them during each of my labours with my children and they provided helpful pain relief and distraction from labour pains. Don’t be shy in using some forcein placing the electrode pads. If they are not correctly placed flat on the surface of your skin, it can actually send pulses to the outside of your skin instead, so be firm when placing them!Elboim-Gabyzon M, Kalichman L. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Primary Dysmenorrhea: An Overview. Int J Womens Health. 2020;12:1-10. TENS is not a cure for pain and often only provides short-term relief while the TENS machine is being used. For expecting mothers, it’s not just about a great pregnancy pillow. Having a fantastic TENS machine is also excellent for aches and pains throughout the entire pregnancy. It can assist with the labour part of having your baby too. As one of the best maternity tens machine options on the market, the TensCare MamaTENS kit comes with pre-set clinical programs specifically designed to target pain at each stage of labour. Features A Tens machine is a small device that uses electrodes to stimulate the muscles and reduce the spasms and inflammation that cause pain. Available in a wide range of shapes and sizes, these amazing products are gaining popularity at record speed, in locations all around the world.