TensCare TENS EMS and IFT Machine & Electrotherapy Education Resources

What is Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and what causes it?

Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) occurs when there is sudden pressure (“stress”) placed on the bladder. When the pelvic floor muscles become weake...

Is Continence Stimulation good value for money?

If we assume that a box of 10 containment pads costs around £2.29 and that you only use 4 pads per day (and most of us would use more); that...

How you know if you have positioned the Liberty probe correctly?

The Liberty Vaginal probe should be inserted with the rim facing upwards and downwards, with the metal electrode plates to left and right (outwards...

How does continence stimulation help Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI)?

Approximately 30% of women who experience incontinence are unable to voluntarily contract the pelvic floor muscle and require additional ass...

How can pelvic floor exercisers be used for men?

Pelvic Floor Exercisers can be used for men with the use of an anal probe instead of a vaginal probe for the treatment of urinary incontinence. The...

Can pelvic floor exercises benefit men too?

The benefits of pelvic floor exercises for women, particularly after childbirth, are well established. However these simple exercises are also very...

What is incontinence?

What is incontinence? Incontinence is a widespread condition that ranges in severity from ‘just a small or occasional leak’ to the complete ...

Why can’t I use TENS before 37 weeks into my pregnancy?

The risks to unborn babies and to foetal development when using TENS before 37 weeks into pregnancy are unknown, therefore we do not recomme...

Can I use ANY TENS unit for Labour?

Midwives frequently recommend using a TENS machine for labour but which one? We will show you the differences between the normal TENS units vs our...

Why should I use Maternity TENS?

Maternity TENS machines have an excellent reputation as one of the safest, most effective forms of modern pain control available to women during ch...

I have Epilepsy - why do I have to ask my doctor before I use TENS?

No clinical trials have been undertaken to prove that TENS does NOT have an adverse effect on epilepsy. One particular medical journal repor...

What is Han Stimulation?

Professor Han investigated the best settings to use for maximum production of the two central opioid peptides associated with pain relief. I...

What is Comfort Strength Control?

Comfort Strength Control™ is a new combination of Constant Current and Constant Voltage Strength Control designed to maximise the advantages...

Why does the intensity reset to zero on my device?

All the TensCare devices (except TENSOne and Flexistim IFT and Microcurrent modes, because of technical differences) are designed so that if...

What is IFT and how does it work?

Interferential Therapy or (IFT) is a type of electrotherapy treatments that use electric currents to stimulate tissue which provides pain relief, reduction of swelling and many other health benefits.