Contraindications - ProMed tens 1000 s Mode D'emploi

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NDICATIONS
Please read these instructions before using the TENS unit.
In the USA, the sale of this device is restricted by law to doctors,
or subject to a doctor's prescription.
Indications
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) can be pre-
scribed by doctors for the symptomatic reduction and treatment
of chronic (long-term) pain and to treat postoperative or post-
traumatic pains.
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ONTRAINDICATIONS

Contraindications

Be sure to consult a doctor before using the unit!
• Patients with implanted electronic devices (e.g. a pacemaker)
or metal implants should only undertake TENS treatment after
consulting a doctor.
• Any positioning of the electrodes that transmits electrical im-
pulses to the carotid sinus nerve (neck).
• Any positioning of the electrodes that transmits electrical im-
pulses transcerebrally (through the head).
• The use of TENS before symptoms of pain have been diagno-
sed and the cause has been determined.
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