Significant Safety Information To Consider When Applying Intensity Twin Stim III

By Cornelia Reyes


InTENSity Twin Stim III is a device used as a pain reliever by the physicians. It should be used with caution and only in specific areas of the skin. It can also be used for electrical muscle stimulation. It has a stimulator which sends electrical currents to the nerves and the muscles underlying in the area where the patient if feeling pain through the electrodes which are applied in the skin area.

The following are some of the important safety information to consider. The device should only be handled by a physician who is licensed to handle it. The device do not have any curative value to talk off and the long term effect are not known.

Its use is a symptomatic treatment. It therefore suppresses the sensation of pain. It should not be used during pregnancy. This is because the safety to be used by pregnant women has not been established. If a pregnant woman has to use it, then it has to be directed by a physician who must be having very good reasons for using it. It is not effective to be used to reduce pain which is of central origin like headache.

It should also not be used over carotid sinus nerve especially when the patient d is having a known sensitivity to the carotid sinus reflex. It should also not be applied to areas such as mouth and neck. This is because it may make the patient to have difficulty in breathing. It should also not be applied transthoracally. This is because if it is applied transthoracally, it may lead to introduction of some electrical current to the heart. This may be very dangerous to the patient as it may cause cardiac arrhythmias.

The other important to note that power output of InTENSity Twin Stim III may be affected if it is used in the same place where there is microwave and shortwave therapy equipment. Therefore the physician should ensure that it is used in a place free from any interference from any equipment. The environment for its use is another thing to consider. The environment should be one which is free from moist such as the washrooms.

It should also not be used in the vicinity of shortwave or microwave therapy equipment. This is because it may affect the power output of the stimulator. It must not be used in an environment with high humidity. Examples of environment with high humidity includes the bathroom, the wash room or even when having a bath.

It should not be applied to Patients who are having heart diseases unless caution is exercised. It should not be applied in the areas which are near to the heart. This is because it can cause increase the risk of ventricular fibrillation and lead to cardiac arrest. It should also not be applied over the eyes or nose and any other skin area which larks normal sensation.

This is for the motive that the device emits electric current which may react with the moisture on the skin are and cause injury. Electric currents should never be exposed to any moisture on even to a wet skin of the patient. The device should also be kept out of reach of children. These are some of thesSignificant safety information to consider when applying InTENSity Twin Stim III




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