Chiropractors/tens unit

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Expert: - 6/24/2006


Question
for chronic upper back pain, what would the "standard" settings on a tens unit be for the following:
pulse width (40-260)
pulse rate (2-120)
thanks

Answer
Petrina,

I do not utilize TENS therapy in my practice, and therefore am not able to advise you about settings for electrotherapy use.

If a TENS unit has been dispensed to you by a qualified health care professional, you should obtain information regarding its proper usage from that professional.

Additionally, as far as I am aware, the current scientific literature does not support the use of electrical stimulation such as TENS for chronic spinal pain. For that reason, I do not use electrical therapies in my practice.
Thank you for your question.

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Gerald Anzalone, D.C.

Expertise

I can answer questions about musculoskeletal-based, evidence-based chiropractic practice.

Experience

13 years of chiropractic practice; currently practicing in an integrative medicine clinic.

Organizations
West Hartford Group, a think-tank that has put forth a model of chiropractic care that is consistent with that of the World Federation of Chiropractic and the Chiropractic Strategic Planning Conference. This model is of the chiropractic physician as the spinal health care expert within the health care system, i.e. society’s non-surgical spine specialist.

Publications
Chiropractic Products magazine

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts, Fordham University, 1991. Doctor of Chiropractic, New York Chiropractic College, 1997.

Awards and Honors
Fordham University: Scripps Howard Journalism Award. New York Chiropractic College: Clinic Award. University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine: University Award for participation as student president of the Integrative Medicine Program.

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