Beurer EM 41 - Manual (Page 17)

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Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing one of our products. Our name stands for high-quality,
thoroughly tested products for the applications in the areas of heat, weight,
blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, gentle therapy, massage and air.
Please read these instructions for use carefully and keep them for later use, be
sure to make them accessible to other users and observe the information they
contain.
Best regards,
Your Beurer Team
1. Getting to know your machine
1.1 What is Digital TENS/EMS and what can it do?
Digital TENS/EMS belongs to the group of electrical stimulation systems. It
has three basic functions, which can be used in combination:
1. Electrical stimulation of nerve tracts (TENS).
2. Electrical stimulation of muscle tissue (EMS).
3. A massage effect generated by electrical signals.
For this, the device has two independent stimulation channels and four self-
adhesive electrodes. It has various versatile functions in order to increase
general wellbeing, alleviate pain, maintain physical fitness, relaxation, revitalise
muscles and combat fatigue. You can either select these functions from preset
programmes or determine them yourself according to your requirements.
The operating principle of electrical stimulation equipment is based on
simulating the body’s own pulses which are transmitted transcutaneously to
nerve or muscle fibres by means of electrodes. The electrodes can thereby
be attached to many parts of the body, whereby the electrical stimuli are
safe and practically painless. You merely feel a gentle prickling or vibrating in
some applications. The electrical pulses transmitted to the tissue affect the
trans mission of stimulation in nerve conductions as well as neural nodes and
muscle groups in the field of application.
The effect of electrical stimulation is generally only recognisable after regularly
repeated application. Electrical stimulation does not replace regular exercising
of the muscle, but is able to reasonably supplement the effect thereof.
TENS, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, means electrical
stimu lation of nerves through the skin. TENS is recognised as a clinically prov-
en, effective, non-medication method of treating pain from certain causes. It
is free from side-effects when used properly, and can also thereby be used as
a simple means of self-treatment. The pain-alleviating or suppressing effect
is also achieved by preventing pain from being passed on into nerve fibres
(above all through high-frequency pulses) and increasing the secretion of the
body’s own endorphines which reduce awareness of pain through their effect
on the central nervous system. The method is scientifically underpinned and
medically approved.
Any symptoms indicating TENS application must be clarified with the doctor
in charge of your treatment. The latter will also give you information on the
respective benefits of TENS self-treatment.
TENS is clinically tested and approved with the following applications:
• Back pain, particularly also lumbar and cervical spine problems
• Joint pain (e.g. knee joint, hip joint, shoulder)
• Neuralgia
• Headaches
• Women’s period pains
• Pain after injuries to musculoskeletal system
• Pain with circulatory problems
• Chronic pain through various causes
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) is a widespread and generally recog-
nised method and has been used for years in sports and rehabilitation medi-
cine. In the sports and fitness field, one of the uses of EMS is as a supplement
to conventional muscle training, in order to increase the efficiency of muscle
groups and adapt physical proportions to the desired aesthetic results. EMS
application goes in two directions. On the one hand, a targeted strengthening
of musculature can be produced (activating application) and on the other hand
a relaxing, resting effect can also be achieved (relaxing application).
Active application includes the following:
• Muscle training to improve endurance performance and/or
• Muscle training to support the strengthening of certain muscles or muscle
groups in order to achieve desired changes to body proportions.