I-Tech MIO-CARE PRO User Manual - page 16
IACER S.r.l.
16 of 36 MNPG148 Rev. 02 02/07/15
Program duration 41 minutes, intensity set above the threshold of perception with small muscle
contractions at the end of the program (10 minutes before the end).
ARTHROSIS
Arthrosis is a chronic-degenerative medical condition, appearing insidiously, developing over time and
causing progressive degeneration of the joints (a joint is formed of two or more joint "heads",
cartilage, ligaments, a synovial membrane, a joint capsule, tendons and muscles), limiting joint motility
increasingly over time. Arthrosis mainly causes progressive deterioration of cartilage (which is not
capable of re-forming) and bone, with secondary deformation of the same, and production of
excrescences, called "osteophytes", which mechanically obstruct joint movement; it also causes the
joint capsule to thicken and stiffen, which together with contraction of the muscles surrounding the
joint limits the "joint excursion" even further.
Tens therapy can lessen the pain caused by this condition, but cannot cure it!
Tens (Tens 1) can be combined with stimulation of the area to be treated using a low-frequency
current (Tens 2) to relax the surrounding muscles.
Pathology
Program
No. of treatments
Treatment
frequency
Position of
electrodes
Arthrosis
TENS 1+
TENS 2
Until pain is
lessened
Daily (TENS1 up to
2/3 times a day,
TENS 2 once a day)
On the painful area
Neck pain
TENS 5
10/12
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 25
Cervicogenic headache
TENS 5
10/12
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 25
Back pain
TENS 6
10/12
Daily
Photo 25 but with
all electrodes placed
10 cm lower
Backache
TENS 6
12/15
Daily
Photo 27
Sciatic pain
TENS 6
15/20
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 28
Cruralgia
TENS 6
15/20
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 18 with all
electrodes placed on
the inside of the
thigh
Epicondylitis
TENS 15
15/20
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 29
Hip pain
TENS 1
10/20
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 30
Knee pain
TENS 1
10/20
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 31
Ankle sprain
TENS 3
5/7
Daily, up to 2/3
times a day
Photo 32
Carpal tunnel syndrome
TENS 1
10/12
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 33
Trigeminal neuralgia
TENS 18
10/12
Daily
Photo 24
Wryneck
TENS 1 +
TENS 9
8/10
Daily, even twice a
day
Photo 25
Periarthritis
TENS 17
15/20
Daily
Photo 26