Tens also encourages the body to produce higher levels of its own natural pain killing chemicals ie endorphins and encephalins nbsp.
Tens machine for menstrual cramps.
Tens uses soothing pulses that are sent via the pads through the skin and along the nerve fibres.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens as a treatment modality for primary dysmenorrhea can act as a pain relief mechanism for women with painful menstrual cramps.
Severe cramps can be so painful they interfere with a woman s regular activities for several days.
The ova plus period pain reliever is specifically designed and clinically proven to treat menstrual cramps commonly known as period pain.
Tens treatments can also be used to treat these cramps and it is suggested that pain control begin before the cramps become too painful to handle.
In secondary dysmenorrhea some underlying abnormal condition usually involving a woman s reproductive system contributes to the menstrual pain.
The pulses suppress menstrual pain signals to the brain.
Measuring just 3 8 cm x 6 5 cm the ova s discreet portable design provides drug free relief from period pain wherever you are with a convenient rechargeable battery via usb.
There are portable tens units you can use right at home like the wireless icy hot smart relief available at drugstores and amazon and the trumedic and santamedical handheld tens units.
In the touch of a button the wearable device stimulates nerves to block pain.
Menstrual pains can range from mild to quite severe.
By howard smith md and vian younan md.